The default "business plan" of any so-called "tech" company
Leaving aside this example, sometimes a middleman is useful, aggregating what is otherwise disaggregated into a single location.
But if its primary function is to act as a portal into some other single system, then the problem is that other system. It also means that your business model is predicated on not fixing that system-- sort of like how H&R block and TurboTax lobby against simpler tax returns because they act as a portal to a complex system, and if that system is simplified then they are no longer necessary.
Govly may end up being useful, but I expect that if it really catches on then in a decade they would find themselves arguing against meaningful procurement reform designed to streamline the process. Maybe I'm too cynical though.
Leaving aside this example, sometimes a middleman is useful, aggregating what is otherwise disaggregated into a single location.
But if its primary function is to act as a portal into some other single system, then the problem is that other system. It also means that your business model is predicated on not fixing that system-- sort of like how H&R block and TurboTax lobby against simpler tax returns because they act as a portal to a complex system, and if that system is simplified then they are no longer necessary.
Govly may end up being useful, but I expect that if it really catches on then in a decade they would find themselves arguing against meaningful procurement reform designed to streamline the process. Maybe I'm too cynical though.