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Re:Why I left Google to join Grab by pavel_lishin on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @12:02PM (#16224232)
Does the word-of-mouth reputation system still work if you're using a phone app to order food from someone who isn't necessarily local? Now, everyone's competing against everyone in a much larger geographical area. Sure, you can go by reviews, but now you've got a negative-comment war.
Re:Why I left Google to join Grab by mindcrime on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @01:19PM (#16224942)
Reputation seemed to largely work for The Silk Road. I mean, there might have been isolated incidents, but I don't seem to recall a broad trend of people dying from buying bad drugs.

At the end of the day, I think it always remains the case that "killing your customers is bad for business".

Re:Why I left Google to join Grab by DonHopkins on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @08:13PM (#16227948)
Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #10: "A dead customer can't buy as much as a live one."