Transferwise: Disruptive money transfer
A platform of borderless money transfer with significant cost benefit.
A platform of borderless money transfer with significant cost benefit.
YouTube is the current king of digital video. However, as we’ve learned in DIG and in BSSE, no single strategy is successful forever and disruptors often get disrupted themselves as industry landscapes change. How can YouTube remain dominant as giant platforms with valuable user data like Facebook and Amazon enter the video space?
With a billion people using Facebook Messenger – and Zuckerberg’s public promise that Messenger will make sure you “never have to call 1-800-FLOWERS again” – will Facebook’s newest platform prove that bots are hot… or not?
Github has come to dominate the software source code hosting market. Despite limited network effects and ease of multi-homing, Github has managed to tip the market in its favor using clever strategies and an open embrace of open source software.
ParkWise helps drivers find parking spots without agitating local officials.
With strong network effects and low levels of multihoming, StubHub has dominated the market because of its massive user base relative to competitors.
Etsy has a current 1.5 billion dollar market capitalization. From its birth in the mid-2000s e-commerce has exploded in almost every product category imaginable. How has Etsy managed to stay afloat among titans like eBay and Amazon?
TURO – Can AirBNB and Uber combine to eliminate the need to own a vehicle all together?
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?
Steam: From pushing game updates to a digital distribution platform