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So, in April 2025, something interesting happened at the Startup Mahakumbh 2025. Indian Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal…
So, while there are marketplaces on the Internet, in some ways, the Internet, itself, is a marketplace. Right now, that marketplace seems to be in Web 2.0 mode: there are centralized platforms, which are, like, Goliath shopkeepers - Google, Meta, Amazon, X and more - dominating, selling their products, determining who enters, who gets the best spots and additionally, keeps detailed info about what all visit, why and when. The services may be free, but as it's often said - if you're not paying for it, you are the product.
So, this 2.0 seems to be the status quo. They have the infrastructure, the user base, operational maturity after being in the business for decades, people are acclimated to the Web 2.0 interface & we've all gotten heavily reliant on it all for our communication, our commerce and more. Our dependency seems entrenched, almost.
But, in the 2020s, maybe, just, maybe, a 3.0 is brewing.
And what does that 3.0 look like? It's an open marketplace, where everyone owns a part of the space. There's no dominating shopkeeper. Someone visiting would have complete ownership of what they do and where they visit. There's no middleperson and there's full transparency about how everything works.
So, in recent years, especially during this golden age of AI, it seems like a new superhero has emerged. It’s…
Preeti Lobana has taken over as the Country Manager for Google India. With a background in both technology and finance,…
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is investigating Google over allegations by Winzo Games of unfair practices on the Play…
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is set to acquire a stake in Flipkart, solidifying its commitment to India’s growing e-commerce market.…
In August 2023, China unveiled a new move for the mobile app industry. App providers in China would be required…
What’s going on with Tata 1mg? Tata 1mg is an online pharmacy platform in which Tata acquired a 55% stake…
In a year of layoffs, it seemed like tech companies operating in Europe couldn’t just issue pink slips without engaging…
In September 2023, it announced it was venturing into the app store arena with something called the Indus Appstore Developer…