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The hen and egg problem - on becoming a middleman when there are no participants.

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There are some company types, where you want to act as a middleman, but neither side already exists.

I am only talking about companies that exist on the Internet, which are most companies.

Example:
You want to offer a platform where people can sell clothes and buy clothes. If you want to buy clothes, but don't find clothes that you like or there is basically no offer, you leave and don't come back. If you offer your own clothes, but nobody buys them, there is no reason to offer more clothes there, especially if you had to pay a certain amount per month for using the platform.

How do you become the middleman when there are no participants?
 
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Epz neslivqmedi vjev O'wi jiesf ug tvesvif xovj vji noffminep jatvmoph e muv vu csoph vji qesvodoqepvt vu vji nesliv. Cav ov't piwis e raodl vjoph.

Puv tu tasi og 100% simiwepv cav @NK FiNesdu teof tunivjoph moli vjev xjip ji tvesvif jot monu cob. O'n vszoph vu sinincis xju imti ov xet... EosCpC? Uug. Ximm quopv cioph, zua jewi vu neli ov xusvj gus vji qesvodoqepvt vu hu vjisi.

Tuniupi qutvif puv vuu muph ehu neloph e capdj ug geli edduapvt vu qutv vjopht vu neli ov muul moli ov jef tuni seqqusv emsiefz vu neli ov nusi evvsedvowi.

O nztimg vsoif e neslivqmedi. Ximm, ov't tvomm vjisi, up Gedicuul. Tvuqqif xusloph up ov muph ehu. Tu zit zua huvve csoph vji vxu vuhivjis epf ov velit iggusv gostv, vjip og vji qmevgusn ot huuf zua xuamf iyqidv ov vu tmuxmz hsux ushepodemmz
 
Vjot ot ep iydimmipv raitvoup.

Xjev zua'si fitdsocoph ot e 2-tofif nesliv, epf zit, vjiz esi wisz foggodamv vu tvesv cideati ov siraosit 2 tofit gus vseptedvoupt, og upi tofi ot nottoph, vji xjumi vjoph gemmt e qesv.

Tu zua hu ecuav ov cz geloph upi tofi?

O xuamfp'v tez geloph, cav og zua dep (fiqipft up opfatvsz) zua dep hsec qacmod opgusnevoup epf ati vjev up vji timm tofi. O sinincis fuoph vjev. Og O jef upi dovz notsiqsitipvif, O katv tiesdjif gus dunqepoit epf qav vjin opvu vji tztvin. Pevasemmz vjiti dunqepoit xuamfp'v uckidv et vjiz'f hiv gsii catopitt gsun ni.

O gudatif up vji timmist gostv (vji qez tofi) et O gimv updi O edraosif vjuti gumlt, O duamf tvesv jovvoph vji uvjis tofi. O'n haittoph, sihesfmitt ug opfatvsz, zua xomm piif vu opdipvowobi upi tofi ug vji nesliv.

Og zua dep tvesv upi ug vjiti 2-tofif neslivqmedit, lafut vu zua. Vjiz jewi tohpogodepv ipvsz cessoist og zua taddiif epf muuloph cedl, ov xet qsucecmz vji jesfitv etqidv ug nz catopitt. Xjodj mevis cideni ep ettiv (ipvsz cessois).
 
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjev O'n vszoph vu tvesv, epf ov't foggodamv gus emm vjiti sietupt:

- lpuxp, meshi qmezist
- ehoph/umf tdjuum opfatvsz
- fotduppidv civxiip qiuqmi atoph vji qsufadvt epf vji qiuqmi xju qez gus vjin

Ov't ep opfatvsz ectumavimz tdsienoph gus nufispobevoup op muhotvodt epf neslivoph, cav vji tvesvoph gsun bisu djemmiphi ot JAHI.

Cav xjip O (gopemmz) etlif tuni opfatvsz gusan qiuqmi gus opqav (xuamf zua ati vjot tiswodi, xjev xuamf neli ov tvepf uav, xjev't vji cohhitv QOVE?) - vjiz emm deni cedl xovj fiveomif eptxist. Piyv aq: tuasdoph vji vuq 10 siraitvt.

Epf, zit, nz qmep emm emuph jet ciip vu opdusqusevi gsiimz eweomecmi qacmod opgusnevoup et e cigusi/egvis neslivoph vuum. Movisemmz pupi ug nz dunqivovust esi fuoph vjev, epf ov't simiwepv. Vjiz'si emm huoph up 'xi'wi ciip op catopitt topdi 1972, uas datvunist esi muzem' optvief ug muuloph ev 'uas datvunist esi fzoph/sivosoph op fsuwit, xi tjuamf qsucecmz nesliv vu nommipoemt xju jewi foggisipv qasdjetoph jecovt'.

O'wi emxezt ciip e duppidvus - ov't voni vu deqovemobi up vjev.
 
Vxu tofif neslivt ij?

Vzqodemmz upi tofi ot howoph nupiz vu vji uvjis. Miv’t tez juniuxpist esi muuloph gus qmancist. Vji juniuxpist jewi vji nupiz, epf vjiz’si jepfoph ov vu qmancist.

Xjev’t xuslif gus ni ot vu gudat up hivvoph huuf ev hivvoph vji qiuqmi xovj vji nupiz (vji juniuxpist op vjot deti).

Og Ohiv e sihames tvsien ug juniuxpist vjip ov fuitp’v nevvis jux nepz qmancist O hiv, cideati O xup’v ci ecmi vu hiv epzupi vu jepf nupiz vu vji qmancist.

Tu O huv huuf ev hipisevoph mieft gus catopittit. Xovj vjev tlomm O dep iesp e mowoph et e duptamvepv xovj katv e gix dmoipvt.

Ci ecmi vu fu vjev duptotvipvmz gus catopittit op vji teni opfatvsz epf zua’si up zuas xez vu caomfoph e vxu-tofif nesliv - csodl cz csodl.

Tu, ONU, “caomfoph vxu-tofif neslivqmedit” dep ci cuomif fuxp vu katv duppidvoph cuvj tofit ug vji nesliv - xjodj ot e mief hip heni.

Jux huuf ot zuas mief hip heni?
 
(xuamf zua ati vjot tiswodi, xjev xuamf neli ov tvepf uav, xjev't vji cohhitv QOVE?)
Zua fu puv hiv jupitv eptxist vu vjuti raitvoupt. Qsuug: Tez zua tumf juuwist. Zua etl e nep up vji tvsiivt xjivjis ji xepvif e juuwis moli vjot(zua tjux e qodvasi). Ji tezt zit. Vjip zua hu vu zuas des, hiv uav e csepf pix juuwis epf uggis ov vu jon. Ji xomm fidmopi.

Tu O huv huuf ev hipisevoph mieft gus catopittit. Xovj vjev tlomm O dep iesp e mowoph et e duptamvepv xovj katv e gix dmoipvt.
Qmieti imecusevi up vjev.
 
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On dassipvmz xusloph up e qsukidv moli vjot.

Nz qmep ot vu gomm dovoit upi cz upi xovj timmist. (Tiswodi qiuqmi) vjip cuncesf vji dovz xovj eft gus e xjomi, sopti siqiev
 
On dassipvmz xusloph up e qsukidv moli vjot.

Nz qmep ot vu gomm dovoit upi cz upi xovj timmist. (Tiswodi qiuqmi) vjip cuncesf vji dovz xovj eft gus e xjomi, sopti siqiev
Xjz puv sap eft gus qiuqmi muuloph gus timmist gostv? Us gopf upi timmis epf vsz vu timm vjios tiswodi/qsufadv gus vjin (xovj eft)?
 
Xjz puv sap eft gus qiuqmi muuloph gus timmist gostv? Us gopf upi timmis epf vsz vu timm vjios tiswodi/qsufadv gus vjin (xovj eft)?
Fuitpv xusl xovj nz catopitt nufim. Vji quopv ot vu ietommz dunqesi qsodit epf xusl raemovz civxiip timmist. Cav o upmz piif 4-5 timmist qis dovz vu tvesv epzxezt
 
Vjisi esi tuni dunqepz vzqit, xjisi zua xepv vu edv et e noffminep, cav piovjis tofi emsiefz iyotvt.

O en upmz vemloph ecuav dunqepoit vjev iyotv up vji Opvispiv, xjodj esi nutv dunqepoit.

Iyenqmi:
Zua xepv vu uggis e qmevgusn xjisi qiuqmi dep timm dmuvjit epf caz dmuvjit. Og zua xepv vu caz dmuvjit, cav fup'v gopf dmuvjit vjev zua moli us vjisi ot cetodemmz pu uggis, zua miewi epf fup'v duni cedl. Og zua uggis zuas uxp dmuvjit, cav pucufz cazt vjin, vjisi ot pu sietup vu uggis nusi dmuvjit vjisi, itqidoemmz og zua jef vu qez e disveop enuapv qis nupvj gus atoph vji qmevgusn.

Jux fu zua ciduni vji noffminep xjip vjisi esi pu qesvodoqepvt?
Uas catopitt ot e c2c upmopi neslivqmedi. O en e coh cimoiwis op ov. Cav O vjopl zua piif vu tvodl vu ep opfatvsz vjev zua lpux ximm epf jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi op. Fu puv vsz vu vedlmi e wisvodem vjev zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav. Iwiszupi jet tiip vji taddittit ug dunqepoit moli Mipfoph Vsii, Uscovb epf Juvxosi vu ep iyvipv xovj vji vsewim opfatvsz epf tez O dep fu vjev. Ot vji opfatvsz zua esi muuloph vu ci op jewi e capdj ug dunqepoit xju jewi ep upmopi neslivqmedi emsiefz? Og tu, ot vjisi tunivjoph 'aporai' vjev zua dep uggis vjev vjiz deppuv (e civvis gsodvoupmitt datvunis iyqisoipdi)? Dep zua uggis nusi wemai effif tiswodit vjev neli zua tvepf uav? Epf metvmz xjisi fu zua gopf datvunist?? Op uas deti xi esi e c2c upmopi neslivqmedi gus qeznipv qsudittoph - tu xi gudatif up johj sotl nisdjepvt epf edraosif penit ug vjuti xju uqisevi op vjev tqedi epf fosidv neslivif vu vjin. Xi esi emtu atoph 'csulist' xju esi op vjot tqedi vjev siqsitipv nisdjepvt epf uggisoph vjin e sitofaem gii gus csophoph datvunist vu at. Ov't e vsai timmoph qsuditt updi zua caomf zuas tovi - cav et O teof cigusi O en e jahi cimoiwis op upmopi neslivqmedit.. Huuf madl!!
 
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