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MyHabit

MyHabit

Amazon's private sale site [Tech]

Ecommerce·Launched Jul 2014·Profile + Activity 9.9·0 upvotes
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LivenessActiveRankScore 9.9Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2014-0.0 WoW

What it is

Amazon's private sale site [Tech]

Signal score

vs category avg: -0.8
9.9-0.0 WoW
255075100MayMayJuntodayavg 10.79.9

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$14.5B
Latest valuation
Stage
public
Acquired
Feb 2018
investors undisclosed
$839.0M
source
Acquired
Jun 2017
investors undisclosed
$13.7B
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Updated May 2026
Network effects
strong

Amazon's ability to leverage network effects, particularly through its two-sided marketplace, has proven exceptionally strong, enabling it to capture significant market share despite fierce competition in the ecommerce space.

4 sources
  • Amazon has built a multi-factor process advantage in software development, maintaining speed and innovation despite its size. source
  • Amazon showcases a two-sided marketplace with over 50% of transactions occurring in this model. source
  • The competitive advantage of Amazon over eBay illustrates the power of network effects, where even better competitors struggled to gain traction. source
  • Network effects are highlighted as the greatest competitive advantage in the digital age, surpassing brand, scale, and switching costs. source
Confidence 80% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 07:32 UTC
Profile + Activity
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Rank in cat
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Press 30d
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Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC

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GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

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Cohort survival · Class of 2014weekly

10,235 products launched in 2014 · 99% still active

10,131 active104 sunset
Still active
99%
Median lifespan
4.9y