Uber and PayPal Used Similar Strategies When Trying to Jumpstart

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Essay

Uber and PayPal used similar strategies when trying to jumpstart network effects that were vital in creating their dominance. What did each do?

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Definitions:

Maximum Possible Output

The highest amount of goods or services an economy can produce when it is utilizing all of its resources efficiently.

Economic Growth

An increase in the production of goods and services over a specific period, often measured by GDP.

Production

The process of creating goods and services through the combination of labor, materials, and capital.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a fixed amount of resources and technology.