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The Coming Hyper-verticalization of Labor Marketplaces
LinkedIn is the New Craigslist The Coming Hyper-verticalization of Labor Marketplaces Jeff Fluhr 10 min read · May 7, 2019 -- 33 Listen Share Many people have written about the slew of unicorns created over the past decade by savvy entrepreneurs who picked off categories from Craigslist. Airbnb picked off “vacation rentals” and “shared rooms”. Tinder picked off “personals”. At StubHub, the company I founded, we picked off the “tickets” category. These companies all built valuable marketplaces by focusing on a specific vertical within Craigslist. Although Craigslist remains a lucrative property
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