ParkWise
ParkWise helps drivers find parking spots without agitating local officials.
Submissions
StubHub: The Best Platform for Fans to Find Fun
With strong network effects and low levels of multihoming, StubHub has dominated the market because of its massive user base relative to competitors.
Etsy: How One ‘Crafty’ Company Carved Out a Niche
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 – The collision of AirBNB and Automobiles
TURO – Can AirBNB and Uber combine to eliminate the need to own a vehicle all together?
OfferUp: Tackling Craigslist, Head On
OfferUp is a fast-growing new entrant seeking to build a C2C marketplace, but can it compete against eBay and Craigslist?
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?
Amazon Flex
Like Uber, but without the drunk people
Steam: Digital Distribution Pioneer
Steam: From pushing game updates to a digital distribution platform
Zillow: The Platform for Homes
The Zillow recipe for platform success: Give away data and tools, sell ads and services, buy up competitors and platform-enhancing technologies.
The Unreal Platform for Game Developers
Because where else could I buy an Enchanted Forest for $49.95?