Hey /biz/
I have a business idea where I would effectively be the middleman. However, what's to stop distributors from just stealing people and not cutting me in on the profits?
I used Lyft for a semester where a guy who drove me a few times asked me if I wanted him to come pick me up at the same time every day. I usually paid between $5-$8 and he said he'd drive me for $5. Worked out great for me. What's to stop other people from doing that?
There are a lot of successful middlemen businesses. Grubhub is worth $1.7 billion as of right now. How haven't they been taken over by competition?
>>1243794
I was thinking.... why is that old white guy named Jamal? Shutup, its late.
>>1243798
kek
>>1243794
I worked for the city and we used their lawn equipment to mow peoples lawns for cash during the reg work day lel
anyone else wanna take a swing?
Retail as a business before the internet was where everyone operated as a middle man of sorts. Each one taking part of the chain if it was possible for him to profit off of it. Now in the age of the Internet, where customers can directly order from the factories in China, those days are likely over.
As for your middleman opportunity, most people don't do it because they don't see a need to, or they don't want to upset the current balance they have now. That said, you're not the only one with the idea, or you won't be the only one. If you can broker between two parties, then someone will compete with you as well once they get news.
>>1243794
When you're rolling in dosh it doesn't really matter that the odd people cut out the middleman.
They still need the middleman for new/safe connections.
Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Since the distributor would be shipping the materials what's to stop them from just adding a little note with the stuff offering to supply directly for cheaper?
Here are some boobs for your troubles.
