This model is based on a cooperation that specializes in mediating between individuals belonging to an homogeneous group. It is often abbreviated as P2P. The company offers a meeting point, i.e., an online database and communication service that connects these individuals (these could include offering personal objects for rent, providing certain products or services, or the sharing of information and experiences).
How they do it: The Airbnb platform connects hosts and travelers for accomodations and experiences. Airbnb is not responsible for providing the content or service but maintaining the platform and creating a surrounding which makes P2P transactions as easy and safe as possible.
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How they do it: In Skypes Peer-to-Peer network, individuals can connect via its software and communicate via chat, voice or video calls.
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How they do it: Napster’s initial offering was to allow users to exchange MP3 files with each other. This was revolutionary as this wasn’t possible with older music formats such as CDs. By allowing users to share their music, they were able to access a greater library of music than they previously owned. It’s ueasy to use software design made it popular.
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How they do it: Although Paypal’s main offering is towards small businesses and merchants it also allows individual consumers to do peer-to-peer transactions from one Paypal account to another. This brings more customers to the platform in the first place and also allows Paypal to increase its transaction volume and account volume on the platform.
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How they do it: eBay is a pioneer of the P2P-marketplace. Among peers, sellers can list their products for a small fee or for free, while buyers can discover product listings, and bid on or purchase products. eBay facilitates discovery and payments via its platform.
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Below, the top industries for the pattern "Peer-to-peer" are displayed, in order to get insights into how this pattern is applied across different industries. We've collected data from 5 firms using this pattern.
Below, the pattern "Peer-to-peer" is analyzed based on co-occurrence, in order to get insights into how this business model pattern is applied in combination with other patterns within the firms we studied.
