Craigslist: a platform eroded by platforms
Craigslist grew rapidly by leveraging hyper-local network effects – but now faces market share erosion as other platforms enter niche segments. Who will win, and how?
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Yelp – discovery engine for local businesses
How adding value to both sides and using network effects to their advantage, Yelp has become the go-to-place to discover local businesses. But is that sustainable?
SpotHero: Making city parking work better for you
SpotHero dramatically improves the self-parking experience for city drivers
Get In Ma Belly: How A Little Blue Card Helped Out Mom & Pop
Chicago-based Belly Card (commonly known as Belly) is rapidly transforming customer loyalty space for SMBs and may soon make store-specific loyalty cards obsolete. Belly’s tremendous growth epitomizes what is possible by leveraging multi-sided, localized network effects, silly name be damned.