Old Clothes, New Strategies: ThredUP鈥檚 Evolution

ThredUP, the self-proclaimed 鈥渨orld鈥檚 largest fashion resale marketplace,鈥 began as a pure multi-sided platform, matching sellers with buyers to trade their clothing directly. In an effort to create a better experience and more value for both sides, ThredUP pivoted to a consignment model taking more control over transactions (and, subsequently, more risk). The risk appears to be paying off as its latest 鈥淩esale-as-a-Service鈥 launch allows brands and retailers to directly plug into the ThredUP platform to fuel their own businesses.

Steam

How a tool for fixing an annoying problem for an online game became a money printing press (literally billions of dollars)

DroneBase: Business at 400 Feet

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DroneBase is a platform that connects customers needing aerial photos or videos and professional drone pilots.It streamlined the creation process and made it easy for companies to leverage its proprietary technology and pilots鈥 network to attain aerial footage at a fraction of the cost and time.

AI-as-a-service with Scale

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Scale combines human intelligence and platform algorithms/services to enable companies to build better AI. It has created a platform that connects companies and contractors who can label data.

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🏀🏀🏀 Why are the Golden State Warriors so successful? Some say it is due to Steph Curry. Others say Steve Kerr is the mastermind behind the success. Ask Curry and Kerr, and they will tell you how sports analytics made the Warriors what they are today 🏀🏀🏀