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What's next for marketplace startups? Reinventing the $10 trillion service economy, that's what.
Andrew Chen
[Dear readers, this essay is on the future of marketplaces. Is there still room for marketplace startups to innovate? We answer, emphatically, yes! Am excited to share a vision on the past and future…
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