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Disintermediation–an old story playing out now

The Equity Kicker

Disintermediation is one of the oldest stories of the internet. From the 1990s onward people have been making the obvious case that the internet is a revolutionary communications platform that can remove the middleman and his cut from all sorts of transactions leaving the parties on both side of the deal to share the spoils.

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4 Well-Known Companies to Emulate

Growthink Blog

For recurring revenue, Uber. Warby Parker is an online store for prescription sunglasses and eyeglasses that since their founding in 2010 has taken the Lenscrafter “eye doctor in a mall” concept and fully “Internet-ized” it. Trailing twelve month revenues for the company is over $100 million and the company was valued at over $1.2

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Better, Cheaper, More Convenient

Rob Go

Convenience tends to be an area where incumbents struggle, especially when convenience is tied to new forms of distribution. Incumbents are where they are because they have scale through the existing large modes of distribution (eg: physical retail). Why Convenience is Better. For Founders.