GROW has quickly grown its platform to match recruiters and job applicants using sophisticated AI tools in Japan. A no-fee-to-applicants model has allowed for quick expansion and increased the quality of the platform (by providing vast amounts of training data for its algorithms). Should GROW consider geographic expansion?
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Drone Racing League
Drone Racing League pilots put on their VR helmets and enter a first person view of custom built drones that can fly at over 80 mph through stunning courses.
The rise of a digital agriculture platform
The climate corporation, a subsidiary of agriculture giant Monsato is on its journey towards building the “Amazon of farmers”. Will they be able to achieve this goal?
Amazon Handmade: Not All Networks Can Be Stitched Together
In late 2015, experts declared Etsy dead as Amazon launched Handmade, it’s peer-to-peer marketplace for handmade products. And yet with all the factors in place to favor explosive growth, Handmade’s performance has been underwhelming at best. Where did Amazon miss the target?
Etsy’s battle against Amazon
Etsy stands its ground against Amazon giant
Charging Towards Change: The Future of Transportation
ChargePoint is helping catalyze the adoption of electric vehicles by creating world’s largest network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and transforming the future of transportation.
Grindr: Unique Positioning in the World of Geosocial Networking
How Grindr was able to leverage network effects and overcome traditional problems facing dating apps to “grind” its way to a $240m payout
Spotify | Should Investors Join The Band?
As the Swedish music service prepares to list its shares on the NYSE in the next few months, investors wonder about the sustainability of its business model: will the world’s largest streaming company stand up to quarterly pressures and convince shareholders of their long-term plan?
Grab Billion Dollar Opportunity in Southeast Asia
Grab, a major ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, will be able to capture untapped payment market in the region? How will the ride-hailing platform help Grab building the payment platform?
Opendoor – a new platform marketplace for home buying in the US
Overtime, different organisations and individuals have tried to create new marketplaces and platforms to deal with the many inefficiencies, frictions, high transaction costs and suboptimal outcomes that occur within the housing market each time that a home is bought or sold.