In my last few posts, I have put across a screening framework for network effect-based startups based on defensibility and scalability, and also explained how SaaS integration can change those assessments. Before evaluating any of that, we have to first determine the viability of developing network effects in the first place. In order to do that, we not only have to evaluate the strength of the value proposition, but also the fragmentation of markets that the network or marketplace aims to connect.
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