Up and Running

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Airbnb is a well-known example of the marketplace business model. Understanding the problem you are solving for your customers is undoubtedly the biggest challenge you’ll face when you’re starting a business. Customers need to want what you are selling and your product needs to solve a real problem. Advertising.

Business Model 137

Business Model Disintermediation Affiliate Advertising 137

The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Disintermediation is one of the oldest stories of the internet. We’ve seen Betfair cut the middleman out of sports bets for a reasonable chunk of the football and horseracing gambling market in the UK but I can’t think of another large business that has disintermediated a consumer market. access to distribution (i.e.

Disintermediation 104

Disintermediation Distribution Business Model Finance 104

Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

But of course the company is incredibly deserving of heavy admiration and emulation for how, in just a few short years, they've re-engineered and become the default offering for a massive business category. Very many companies have as their business model distributing / reselling, - i.e For profitable reselling, Grainger.

Disintermediation 59

Disintermediation Business Model B2B Revenue 59

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

In fact my first job as an early employee of PayPal was as Product Manager responsible for our mobile products (WAP-enabled cell phones and our legacy Palm Pilot IR port product) and the first international version of PayPal. I’ve been an interested observer of electronic payments for 12+ years. FAQ A: What about Square?

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250