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Solving the "marketplace" business model

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

These companies typically make money either by charging sellers for listing (akin to the yellow pages) or by charging a sales commission (akin to a "finder's fee"). The hardest part of any business is the beginning, but this is especially true for marketplace companies because you have a classic chicken-egg problem.

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The 10 Best Side Businesses to Fund Your Startup (Plus One Unexpected Suggestion)

Up and Running

In this article I will take you beyond the traditional funding sources and show you that it is possible to fund your idea by operating a successful side business. Bootstrapping your business. There isn’t one way to bootstrap your business—and this can be both a positive and a negative. Let’s begin.