For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How
Harvard Business
JULY 26, 2018
For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. The spectacular growth of these businesses has been commonly explained by “network effects,” a common refrain among economists and academics. We understood that a lot of people really use cash.
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