What Adams is describing is a staging area for business formation. The general insight is that there is a large class of transactions that need a staging area i

What Adams is describing is a staging area for business formation. The general insight is that there is a large class of transactions that need a staging area in which the components needed for the transaction have a chance to come together. Online dating sites, bars, clubs, etc are staging areas for dating. They bring together interested people and hold them in proximity until dates happen. Dates in turn are staging areas for marriage. Stores, markets, auctions, and stock markets are staging areas for purchases. They bring together buyers and sellers and hold them together in proximity until purchases happen. International talks, conferences and political summits are staging areas for treaties and political agreements. They bring together political decision makers and hold them together long enough for agreements to happen. Writing and broadcasting are staging areas for learning. Both writing and broadcasting connect a speaker with a listener long enough for information to be transferred. Democratic governments and corporations (with chains of authority) are staging areas for coordinated group action. A democratic government allows citizens to work together to accomplish big tasks like building a national highway system, putting a man on the moon, and waging a war. Corporations do the same for private profit-making activities. Banks are staging areas for loans. Banks allow borrowers and lenders to get together. Ports are staging areas for trade. Ports allow buyers and sellers of goods and transportation to meet each other. The Internet is a great tool for making or improving staging areas because it makes communication easier.