Patreon: The Platform for the New Age of Creators (for Now?)
Can Patreon fulfill its mission to get artists and creators paid, but do so sustainably so the company also gets paid?
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How Booking.com Became Hotels’ Biggest Enemy
With the recent growth of Booking.com far above the growth of the industry and commissions at a record-high level, the hotel industry is becoming concerned that the online travel agency will capture an ever-increasing share of the overall profit margin.
Etsy – Maintaining a Competitive Marketplace
How will Etsy maintain and grow its marketplace in light of competition from Amazon Handmade and Ebay?
Alcohol Delivery? Yes, Please.
What's so special about this Boston-based alcohol delivery company?
Birchbox: the beauty of data
Birchbox’s core value proposition hinged on leveraging data to delight consumers and beauty brands, but as the market for subscription boxes cools, can Birchbox hold onto its competitive edge?
Amazon.com – the Winner Takes It All
Amazon.com – an icon in the world of platforms
TopTal.com: Growing a new marketplace platform in a competitive space.
Toptal is a two-sided marketplace that matches freelancers who are looking for work on one side, with companies looking to hire temporary workers on the other side. Even though it competed with established large platforms, the company managed to grow faster than the market and establish a successful platform by focusing on the ‘high-end’ part of the market.
Minted: Using the Crowd to Define Good Design
Minted is re-imagining the online marketplace model by using crowdsourcing to curate its collection of designs
ArcBazar: A marketplace for crowdsourcing architecture and design
ArcBazar is an online crowdsourcing platform focused on design and architecture projects, enabling people to easily find designers for their projects and at the same time, doing so in a very affordable way. On the other side, compete and collaborate on different contest, enabling them to learn, participate in a community and make money!
New Tech vs Old Industrials: who will win the “Industrial Internet” race?
Analyzing how New Techs and Old Industrials create and capture value in the Industrial Internet