3. Who We Are
Liquidity Services operates the world’s largest
B2B e-commerce marketplace platform for
surplus assets powering the growth of the
Circular Economy.
To Power the Circular Economy, we:
• Sell, manage, and value surplus assets
across the globe in a broad range of
categories and conditions
• Maximize value recovery with the broadest
buyer base through our efficient global
marketplace platform
• Optimize and execute surplus management
strategies to achieve client business goals
13. • Outdated Technology (pets)
• Difficult to Update or Extend
• Integration can be
Challenging
• Limited Functionality
• Poor Documentation
• Our customers hate it
• Purpose Built
• Beautifully Architected
• It has all our Data
• Our Customers Love it
• It was designed to last forever
Weighing the Merits of Legacy Systems
Image generated by DALL·E 3
17. Our Approach
Evolutionary not Revolutionary
Emphasized incremental delivery – introducing new
capabilities and user experience elements over time
Used A/B testing tools to control traffic ramp
Each increment would only occur after reviewing the
site’s KPIs
22. Where are you in your journey to Platformless?
• Be Pragmatic and Realistic
• Every organization is on its own journey.
• Leverage the tools and technology that make sense for yours
24. References
• Cattle vs. Pets
• https://cloudscaling.com/blog/cloud-computing/the-history-of-pets-vs-cattle/
• https://erp.today/pets-vs-cattle-2-0-an-analogy-and-approach-for-modern-infrastructure
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• Cattle vs. Pets vs. Chickens
• https://medium.com/@furrier/have-you-heard-the-tech-enterprise-it-joke-about-pets-vs-
cattle-a065ef4afa1c
• Cattle vs. Pets vs. Flocks of Birds
• https://mhausenblas.medium.com/pets-vs-cattle-vs-flock-of-birds-12f1da3abfc3