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December 27, 2013 11:00 pm GMT
The idea of marketplaces as a business model for technology startups isn't new. We saw some marketplaces go belly-up in the Bubble, and saw a few, like eBay, grow into massive businesses. Of late, though, the marketplace model has had a renaissance of sorts for technology, with companies like Airbnb, Uber and others gaining serious traction and becoming billion-dollar plus businesses. Greylock Partners recently held a conference in mid-November devoted to talking about design, product development, the economics and more around Marketplaces, spearheaded in part by the firm's newest partner and former eBay Motors creator, Simon Rothman.
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As Marketplaces Evolve, Greylock Places Its Bets
The idea of marketplaces as a business model for technology startups isn't new. We saw some marketplaces go belly-up in the Bubble, and saw a few, like eBay, grow into massive businesses. Of late, though, the marketplace model has had a renaissance of sorts for technology, with companies like Airbnb, Uber and others gaining serious traction and becoming billion-dollar plus businesses. Greylock Partners recently held a conference in mid-November devoted to talking about design, product development, the economics and more around Marketplaces, spearheaded in part by the firm's newest partner and former eBay Motors creator, Simon Rothman.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/4h6NYqqWvFM/
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