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Often dismissed as mere cost-adders, intermediaries are, in fact, crucial architects of efficiency, trust, and new value. This episode re-examines the 'middleman' role, revealing how they bridge critical gaps, manage complexity, and enable connections essential for our economy and society.
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“Often dismissed as mere cost-adders, intermediaries are, in fact, crucial architects of efficiency, trust, and new value. This episode re-examines the 'middleman' role, revealing how they bridge critical gaps, manage complexity, and enable connections essential for our economy and society.”
— Marina Krakovsky, The Middleman Economy: How Brokers, Agents, Dealers, and Everyday Matchmakers Create Value and Profit
middleman economy, intermediaries, value creation
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of middleman economy, intermediaries, value creation and better judgment in how they apply it.
Marina Krakovsky brings a credible and useful lens to middleman economy, intermediaries, value creation, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.