Latest / The Platform Economy with Fexingo: Marketplaces, Networks, and Multi-Sided Businesses
How Marketplaces Turn Idle Assets Into Revenue
Marketplaces like Airbnb, Uber, and Turo have mastered a specific economic trick: turning idle capacity into high-margin revenue. This episode examines the unit economics of asset-light models, focusing on how platforms monetize underutilized resources without taking ownership. We break down the math behind dynamic utilization rates, the hidden costs of customer acquisition in saturated markets, and why the next wave of marketplace growth isn't about adding more users, but squeezing more value from existing ones. With concrete examples from the travel and gig sectors, we explore whether…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.