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EdmondDantes_

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1. Mostly economy of scale and network effects
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 11:13 PM
Jun 25

A big company can more easily afford to buy in bulk, to cover the loss of a vehicle, to have their car available at peak times, and having enough users to make it worth the risk of damage and increased insurance etc. In theory someone could make the Fivr of car rental to get around the network issue, but then they have to get the funding to get that going and you're adding in a middleman cutting the profits.

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