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

Version One Ventures

With Amazon capturing nearly 50% of US e-commerce market , it may seem that there isn’t much room for a new marketplace focused on products. mobile) and/or new or differentiated supply. 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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The Final Edition

thebarefootvc

I had alluded to this in a piece I wrote in 2015 – Are Banks the Next Dinosaurs?: “Twenty years from now, we will see disintermediation of banks, and millenials will no longer recognize the current banking system as they will receive financial services from a number of new entrants in the technology sector.

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Fintech Companies Redesigning The Financial World

YoungUpstarts

China, Asia’s financial capital: the country is in 2 nd place in the fintech numbers list. Analyzing in a general way, what appears with much emphasis is a disintermediation movement, in particular the banks. The report also goes back to an extremely important topic and is highlighted by these startups: the user friendly experience.

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Better, Cheaper, More Convenient

Rob Go

The ride experience is better in an UberX than a taxi, uberX is cheaper than a taxi, and on demand mobile booking, payments, etc make it way more convenient. M arketplace businesses are the classic example of this because they disintermediate the supply chain and offer a more free exchange of products between buyers and sellers.