by Robert Solomon | Aug 6, 2015 | B2B Software, Matchmaking, Pricing, Procure to Pay, Supply Chain Finance |
The two questions I’m most often asked are: 1. How do you keep your hair looking so lush and luxurious? 2. How much can a B2B Marketplace or Multi-Sided Platform charge for its services? (Some folks call this the platform’s “take rate”.) The...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 29, 2015 | B2B Software, Industry Concentration, Matchmaking, Media
There are, of course, many disadvantages to being old enough to remember the music of the 70s intimately–besides the chronic residue of pain Peter Frampton inflicted. For us old fogies: mobile is not first email still rules new technologies are unfamiliar...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 5, 2015 | Automobile, B2B Software, Healthcare, Matchmaking, Supply Chain Automation
You read that right. Whenever I mention Mediagrif, a public company listed in Toronto (MDF.TO) and headquartered in Quebec, no one has heard of it. When I describe what Mediagrif does, it seems even less believable. But Mediagrif is an intriguing company and an...
by Robert Solomon | Feb 5, 2015 | B2B Software, Financial services, Matchmaking
There is a lot written about the need for online marketplaces and exchanges to build trust and provide transparency to all participants. Examples of issues experienced in the past are: Battles fighting fraud at both eBay and PayPal Alibaba’s high-profile (and...
by Robert Solomon | Feb 3, 2015 | B2B Software, Electronic Payments, Insurance, Matchmaking, Supply Chain Automation
Bottomline Technologies (EPAY) is a public financial services software company that is not very well-known, despite its enviable name. EPAY’s relative anonymity may stem from several sources: They are headquartered in New Hampshire. They have a bunch of...
by Robert Solomon | Jan 8, 2015 | Art, Matchmaking
An auctioneer, of course, brings together buyers and sellers interested in transacting a good or service and lets buyers compete to buy the good (forward auction) or sellers compete to sell the good (reverse auction). The auctioneer makes money by getting a fee from...
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