
Marina Krakovsky on the Middleman Economy
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Introduction
Marina Krakowski is a journalist and author. Her latest book is The Middleman Economy, how brokers, agents, dealers, and everyday matchmakers create value and profit. People tend to think of middlemen as parasites who aren't actually producing anything. It can be true in some cases, but more often than not, middlemen would not stay in business if they didn't genuinely provide value.
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