Need business ideas? Watch out for unbundlings!
Society moves in waves. It always starts with lots of separate things. Then they get bundled. After a while, more and more people start to realize that the bundled solution is too bloated and not specific enough for their needs. This is when an unbundling happens.
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I think it is Ben Horowitz from Andreessen Horowitz who talks about how all ideas are really just unbundling or re-bundling old ideas. You can look through their blog for some good examples.
https://a16z.com/tag/unbundlingbundling/#3
Great article! I am glad someone have decided to write a blog about this topic. I have found about "unbundlings" theory recently on twitter. Thanks again. Keep pushing.
Nice post Jakob! Thanks for sharing!
Keep on unbundling!
Great article! I can't help but think of Simon Wardley when you talk of unbundlings. There are a lot of overlaps. In brief, when custom systems and services become commodities, like the move from servers to FAAS (function as a service) for example, the business landscape can change dramatically. New opportunities rise and old business ideas/models can become uncompetative.
Definitely recommend reading his work: https://medium.com/wardleymaps/on-being-lost-2ef5f05eb1ec
Hi. Great link. The discussion around lack of a map is so true. Any views on Wardley's maps?
Thanks! I keep stumbling upon Wardley's work so I think now it's finally time to give it a read (or a listen since I saw that someone recetnyl created an audiobook version: https://feststelltaste.github.io/wardley-maps-audiobook/).
Great article, some stuff I have never thought of having been unbundled (WordPress) but clearly have! I can see the property market being unbundled soon. And maybe worth mentioning that banks are being unbundled (Revolut, TransferWise, etc)
Oh yes, banks are definitel another great example for an unbundling that is happening right now.
In what sense do you think will the property market be unbundled?
I can see the role of real estate agents become obsolete soon, they're just a middle man who doesn't add an awful lot of value imo. Sounds harsh and I'm sure there are sellers/buyers who prefer having an actual person dealing with their sale/purchase who they can call and chat to any time, but I think in the future this can all be handled digitally. There's also a lot of interesting projects in the blockchain space about this https://www.pwc.de/en/real-estate/digital-real-estate/blockchain-in-real-estate.html
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Same here! I believe it is lol