Platform Chronicles
Start-ups that intermediate between buyers and sellers must choose a position along the continuum between pure marketplace and pure reseller. We discuss the fundamental factors that should determine this strategic choice.
Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright
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In this post, we apply our three methods for turning products into platforms to three different providers of workspace solutions: WeWork, Room.com and …
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