Which of the following claims are correct regarding a platform's launching stage? (there can be multiple correct answers)

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Which of the following claims are correct
regarding a platform's launching stage?
(there can be multiple correct answers)
а.
Amazon didn't have a chicken-or-egg
problem when it launched Amazon
Marketplace because it used the divide-
and-conquer strategy.
b.
In-house production can replace divide-
and-conquer if the platform owenr is very
talented in providing first-party content
at a low cost.
С.
A platform can always make positive
profits by subsidizing some users in order
to build a crtical mass and monetizing on
other users.
d.
Chicken-or-egg problems arise due to
that all groups hold pessimistic beliefs
about other groups' participation.
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following claims are correct regarding a platform's launching stage? (there can be multiple correct answers) а. Amazon didn't have a chicken-or-egg problem when it launched Amazon Marketplace because it used the divide- and-conquer strategy. b. In-house production can replace divide- and-conquer if the platform owenr is very talented in providing first-party content at a low cost. С. A platform can always make positive profits by subsidizing some users in order to build a crtical mass and monetizing on other users. d. Chicken-or-egg problems arise due to that all groups hold pessimistic beliefs about other groups' participation.
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