In 2024:
> Visa made $39.4B - owns no banks
> Spotify made $17.2B - owns no music
> Expedia made $13.7B - owns no hotels
> Lyft made $5.7B - owns no cars
Lesson? Be the middleman.
Be the Middleman in 2025:
Uber made $80B - owns zero cars
VISA made $35B - without any banks
Spotify made $84B - no music produced
Airbnb made $52B - owns zero property
Distribution is the ultimate leverage in this AI Era.
2024
Uber owns no cars, but made $43.9B
Shopee owns no products, but made $12.4B
Airbnb owns no properties, but made $11.1B
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The NineHertz • 5m
Be the Middleman in 2025
The Future of Business
The most successful companies are those that connect people and services without owning the underlying assets.
Here are some stellar examples:
Uber: With a revenue of $150.5 billion, Uber has revolu
Visa? $32.6 billion—without owning a single bank. Crazy, right?
🎧 Spotify? $14.3 billion—and they don’t own any of the music!
Lyft? $4.4 billion—and guess what? They don’t own any cars.
Airbnb? $9 billion—with zero property of their own.
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Havish Gupta
Figuring Out • 2m
The Dark Rise of Uber!
When Uber started, it faced legal issues for operating as a cab service. Travis' response? "We’re just a tech company connecting drivers and users."
When government authorities imposed fines on Uber drivers, Uber built a tool
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 6m
VISA isn't a credit card company.
They're the world's most profitable middleman:
No credit risk
No bank ownership
Just a 2.5% toll on $15.5T in yearly spending
Here's their perfect business :
1. Let these numbers melt your brain:
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🚀 Who Really Owns Zerodha? The Inside Story! 📊
Zerodha, India's biggest stock brokerage, is 100% owned by its founders & close associates. No VC money, no outside investors—just pure bootstrapped success! 💪
Here's the breakdown of ownership:
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Uber Just Admitted Defeat to Indian Startups!
Here’s what has happened (if you have not read it before!)
Uber, the global rideshare titan, just made a pivot in India and now instead of taking commissions for auto-rickshaw rides will now let driver
