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Lucas and Luna explore the architecture of multi-sided platforms—the marketplaces, networks, and digital ecosystems that reshape industries. Each episode dissects a single platform business, from its fee structures and network effects to the competitive moats and regulatory pressures that define its trajectory. Lucas brings the numbers: take rates, liquidity ratios, contribution margins. Luna pushes on the human and strategic trade-offs: why a marketplace chooses to subsidize one side, how a network solves the cold-start problem, when a platform risks tipping into a monopoly. They draw on real cases—Uber's surge pricing, Airbnb's host guarantee, Etsy's niche positioning—to ground every abstraction in a named company and a measurable outcome. This show is for operators, investors, and strategists who need to understand why some platforms win while others vanish. No hot takes, no hype—just the mechanics of matching supply with demand at scale. What happens when the marketplace becomes the market?
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Marketplaces aren't just connecting buyers and sellers anymore. They're becoming operating systems for their sellers, offering tools for inventory management, analytics, CRM, and even accounting. Lucas and Luna explore w
Marketplaces have already taken over logistics, warehousing, and even last-mile delivery. Now they're moving further upstream into freight brokerage — the $200 billion business of matching shippers with trucking capacity
Episode 32 of The Platform Economy explores a controversial and quietly revolutionary trend: major marketplace platforms are starting to act like banks. Lucas and Luna unpack the case of Mercado Libre, the Latin American
Episode 31 of The Platform Economy: Lucas and Luna explore why major marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Instacart are building their own advertising businesses, pulling billions in ad spend away from Google and Meta.
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising new frontier for platform businesses: electricity. As data centers proliferate and AI training demands surge, marketplaces like Amazon, Uber, and Airbnb are quietly in
Episode 29 of The Platform Economy dives into a fresh trend: marketplaces building their own in-house AI assistants. Lucas and Luna explore how platforms like Instacart, Shopify, and Uber are embedding conversational AI
In this episode of The Platform Economy, Lucas and Luna explore why major marketplaces like Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit are moving away from relying on third-party identity verification and building their own in-house i
Episode 27 of The Platform Economy explores a growing trend among two-sided marketplaces: becoming their own insurance providers. Lucas and Luna break down why companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Thumbtack are moving beyond
Episode 26 of The Platform Economy with Fexingo explores a growing trend: online marketplaces are building their own identity verification and trust scoring systems, moving beyond third-party background checks. Lucas and
Episode 25 of The Platform Economy examines a surprising trend: major marketplaces like Amazon, Shopify, and Etsy are launching in-house content studios to produce TV shows, podcasts, and documentaries. Lucas and Luna un
Episode 24 of The Platform Economy. Lucas and Luna explore why major marketplaces from Amazon to Flexe are building private freight networks instead of relying on UPS or FedEx. They unpack the economics of vertical integ
Marketplaces like Airbnb and Uber are no longer just connecting buyers and sellers — they're building proprietary credit scoring systems that evaluate trustworthiness based on transaction data. This episode explores how
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the biggest marketplaces—from ride-hailing giants to freelance platforms—are moving in-house the payment processing that banks and gateways used to own. They break down the uni
Marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Shopify are investing billions in building their own logistics networks—warehouses, delivery vans, and last-mile operations. This episode explores the economics behind vertical inte
In this episode of The Platform Economy, Lucas and Luna explore how secondhand marketplaces like ThredUp, Poshmark, and Vestiaire Collective are transforming retail by making resale mainstream. Lucas reveals that the sec
Episode 19 of The Platform Economy explores why major marketplace platforms are launching in-house insurance products. Instead of partnering with traditional insurers, companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Amazon are building
Episode 18 of The Platform Economy with Fexingo dives into the strategic shift where marketplaces like Uber, Airbnb, and Shopify are building their own payment rails instead of relying on Stripe or PayPal. Hosts Lucas an
Episode 17 of The Platform Economy explores a major strategic shift: major marketplaces are building their own last-mile delivery networks instead of relying on third-party carriers. Lucas and Luna break down the economi
Marketplaces like Amazon, Airbnb, and Etsy have long relied on Google for traffic, but a growing number are investing in internal search to reduce dependence and capture more value. This episode explores how marketplace-
When you sell on a platform like Amazon or Etsy, you agree to a terms-of-service contract that governs everything from returns to intellectual property disputes. But what happens when that contract functions more like a
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