Before delving deeper into details let us formally define what I mean by utility-providers: A utility-provider is a company which offers intermediary services like travel booking (e.g. Booking.com, Expedia), books (Amazon) and two-sided marketplaces like eBay, Google and Airbnb. I bucket many businesses under utility-provider category. These are companies which…

Before we dive into “meat” of the topic. Let us first define what we mean by Durable and Perishable goods. Turning to Wikipedia for help, we see Durable goods as: In economics, a durable good or a hard good or consumer durable is a good that does not quickly wear…

Over the last couple of months, I have came across several articles talking about how WeChat is a blanket platform which allows consumers to not only message one another but also play games, pay bills, find local hangouts, book doctor appointments, file police reports, hail taxis, hold video conferences, and…

Late last week, I came across a news in my feed about Uber overhauling their app to become the “the operating system for your everyday life”. …