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What Is a Business Model? Business Models Explained

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Disintermediation. Disintermediation is when you sidestep everyone in the supply chain and sell directly to consumers, allowing you to potentially lower costs to your customers and have a direct relationship them as well. Examples: Threadless, YouTube, P&G Connect and Develop, Cuusoo. Examples: Water companies, HP Instant Ink.

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FLoC: Google’s Plan to Kill Off Third-Party Cookies

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FLoC IDs use non-descriptive names, like “43A7,” to prevent the ID itself from passing information about users.). The flock names will likely be inscrutable to users, but could reveal incredibly sensitive information to third parties. A FLoC ID protects users based on a principle of k anonymity. The value for k is still unresolved.

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Twitter Link Roundup #60 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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The image above shows the label for Buttface Amber Ale – one of a number of ridiculous beer names in the marketplace (see full post in the Random Fun section below) from huffingtonpost.com. The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. The Most Ridiculous Beer Names Of All Time – [link].

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Where are the opportunities for the next venture-scale marketplace business?

Version One Ventures

At Version One, we are more inclined to invest in businesses where the services are as commoditized as products so there isn’t supplier preference nor disintermediation. Alibaba is a household name for anyone doing business in or purchasing from China, and the company has grown into an international e-commerce empire.

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9 Real Estate Marketing Strategies to Expand Your Business

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Disintermediation refers to the mindset where customers wonder whether they really need a real estate agent or not. Disintermediation marketing targets such customers to convince them of the value offered by a real estate professional. It could be under your name or your business’s name. How to Build a Brand in 5 Days.

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Artificial Intelligence: Implications On Marketing, Analytics, And You

Occam's Razor

When I type in the name of my son and Sushi, I get just one photo back! If I type in his name and the word beach , I get pictures of him on a beach… throughout his entire life! Photos can keep track of him from baby to today. Cool, right?

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A Critical, but Ignored Metric for Marketplaces

A Crowded Space

They will not care much about their online reputation, they will not drive turnaround times lower, and they will be disintermediation risks. He knew every one of their names and new that one was having some health concerns. In the past couple days I’ve had chats w two successful marketplace entrepreneurs.

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