Ask HN: How to solve the cold start problem for two-sided marketplace?

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I’m building a P2P crowdshipping marketplace, basically BlaBlaCar but for packages instead of passengers. Travelers going between cities/countries carry items for people who need to send stuff. About to launch the MVP and hitting the classic chicken-and-egg problem. Travelers won’t sign up without packages to carry, senders won’t post without travelers available. Every marketplace founder […]

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