Launching a new online platform often hits a critical hurdle: attracting users when neither buyers nor sellers exist. This is the marketplace cold start. Solving it requires strategic seeding, often by manually supplying inventory or recruiting niche suppliers to build initial value. Startups, entrepreneurs, and product managers benefit most, as overcoming this phase determines early traction, liquidity, and long-term platform viability.
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