Revenue Model · No. 38
Aggregating Other People's Expertise
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The Verdict
Good money. It leans on you to make it.
Quick Facts
| Best-Fit Founder | Network owner |
|---|---|
| Revenue Type | Recurring |
| Capacity Level | Moderate lift |
| Archetype | Lucrative Job (High Return · High Cost) |
| Evidence Tier | Modeled |
What This Revenue Model Is
Netflix does not make every show. It curates which shows belong in the same room, and charges for access. Curation is its own form of expertise. Knowing which experts to trust, which voices belong together, and how to package them, that is a skill that commands its own premium.
Package many experts; keep a slice of each sale.
5-20%
take rate
curation
raises the rate
supply
management heavy
You aggregate other people's expertise into one offering and take a cut of what sells. Curating quality lets you charge a higher rate, but recruiting and managing the experts is the work that keeps cost high.
Expertise and service marketplaces commonly take 15% to 20%, and curated, high-quality platforms can charge at the upper end of that range.
Benchmarked to 2025-2026 marketplace data (Sharetribe, Directorism, dojobusiness). Curation is both the cost and the pricing power.
Evidence tier: Modeled. Figures are modeled estimates, not observed results. Ranges are illustrations of how the model prices, not predictions of your results.
The Two-Axis Placement
Return score: 3.8 / 10. Personal Cost score: 3.2 / 10. That combination places this model in the Lucrative Job quadrant: high return · high cost.
AssetHigh return, low personal cost
Lucrative JobHigh return, high personal cost
TrickleLow return, low personal cost
TrapLow return, high personal cost
Score Breakdown
Return
Personal Cost
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