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		manmal on Jan 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The things first time founders do… Ok, so it's the chicken-egg problem combined with too much schlepp. What do you think of marketplaces where, initially, the founders create all the content for sale?

andreasklinger on Jan 23, 2012 [–]

Marketplaces are awesome startups and make a lot of sense. There are patterns to start right.

Here is one of the best posts about it: http://blog.asmartbear.com/marketplace-business-model.html (thx to @lfittl)

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