article thumbnail

Why I love the Care Space

A Crowded Space

When they did find someone they liked, they frequently lost the person later because caregiver retention is incredibly low. . This may make disintermediation a big challenge. Making this process easy and convenient should be enough to prevent disintermediation. Unsatisfied workers. Some big challenges.

article thumbnail

All GMV is not created equal

A Crowded Space

Weak marketplaces suffer from disintermediation, pricing pressure, and destructive competition. At oDesk, we started with a 50%+ take rate but quickly lowered that to 30% and then 10% as we became more self-service and also wanted to lock up the market and prevent any disintermediation. So, what’s the point of all this?