The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks”

Re:The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks” by dfee on Monday July 23, 2018 @05:30PM (#17596198)

I’m trying to differentiate “market network” from “marketplace” and I’m not clear that the distinction is adjacent but instead the latter is a type of the former.

The question then becomes: if presenting on this to an investor, how would another investor defend the difference as being more than just a repackaged term?

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Re:The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks” by svp555 on Monday July 23, 2018 @11:14PM (#17597856)

It's a network model, where the interactions carry $$ value.

Social network = connected nodes, each interaction is typically free (content)

Market network = connected nodes, each interaction typically involves payment

Marketplace = a forum for buyers and sellers (can be 2 sided, 3 sided etc..)

Market network = an N-sided marketplace (thus it looks like a network)

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Re:The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks” by ddevjani on Monday July 23, 2018 @07:30PM (#17596902)

Same here.

Seems like (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the "network" part is about how users can have profiles and use these profiles as their portfolio. So a network of people/ providers.

Also, the SaaS part seems just thrown in there, like ketchup on French food.

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Re:The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks” by glenstein on Monday July 23, 2018 @09:40PM (#17597486)

>the "network" part is about how users can have profiles and use these profiles as their portfolio.

I'm not necessarily sold on their premise, but the network part is about types of fields where professionals are not interchangeable, so relationships, vetting, recommendations, professional cooperation are important dynamics.

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Re:The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market-Networks” by hitekker on Monday July 23, 2018 @09:41PM (#17597489)

The last time I heard this term used, was to obfuscate the value proposition is company that failed as a marketplace.

Looks like the one described in the article will be dying soon.

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