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Interesting read. I've been doing some reading on starting 2-sided marketplaces. Here are some resources you might find useful: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2011/
by oz 14y ago
Interesting read. I've been doing some reading on starting 2-sided marketplaces. Here are some resources you might find useful:
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2011/09/29/ubiquity-illusions-and-the-chicken-egg-problem/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2011/09/29/ubiquity-illusions-and-...
http://www.quora.com/Chicken-and-Egg-Problem-Social-Startups/How-do-you-solve-the-chicken-and-the-egg-problem?redirected_qid=116120 http://www.quora.com/Chicken-and-Egg-Problem-Social-Startups...
http://platformed.info/ http://platformed.info/
Good luck!
- sushimako 14y agoThanks a lot! Yeah we've been digging through a lot of resources on the topic already and talking to like-minded startups. Our current approach is to mainly target one side (buyers) and mentor the provider-side for now, which iirc is a strategy we stole from oDesk to gain initial traction. :)