While it was originally published in March of this year, I just stumbled upon this very interesting article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: “Why Redfin, Zillow, and Trulia Haven’t Killed Off Real Estate Brokers.”

Why nobody has killed off real estate agents | Dirt.

Designing your platform so that your producers can bring along consumers is a great strategy for seeding a platform while concentrating on only one side of the market.

Chicken and Egg Problem of Two-Sided Markets and Platforms: Getting Producers to bring in the Consumers

Since Benchmark’s investment in Ebay 15 years ago, we have been fascinated by online marketplaces. Entrepreneurs accurately recognize that the connective tissue of the Internet provides an opportun…

All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces

While it was originally published in March of this year, I just stumbled upon this very interesting article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: “Why Redfin, Zillow, and Trulia Haven’t Killed Off Real Estate Brokers.”

Why nobody has killed off real estate agents | Dirt.

Designing your platform so that your producers can bring along consumers is a great strategy for seeding a platform while concentrating on only one side of the market.

Chicken and Egg Problem of Two-Sided Markets and Platforms: Getting Producers to bring in the Consumers

Since Benchmark’s investment in Ebay 15 years ago, we have been fascinated by online marketplaces. Entrepreneurs accurately recognize that the connective tissue of the Internet provides an opportun…

All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces