Intuit Inc.
USING SCENARIOS TO MITIGATE SELLER RISK TO ENTER ONLINE PLATFORMS

Abstract:

A method may include generating, using a flow proportionalized graph, scores for platform sellers of an online platform. The flow proportionalized graph may include nodes corresponding to the platform sellers and buyers, and edges each connecting a buyer node corresponding to a buyer initiating a monetary transfer and a platform seller node corresponding to a platform seller receiving the monetary transfer. Each edge may have a weight that is a proportion of total monetary transfers by the buyer received by the platform seller. The method may further include matching, using the scores and a seller similarity metric, a non-platform seller with a platform seller, receiving a scenario for the platform seller to sell an item of the non-platform seller via the online platform, and generating a prediction regarding an outcome of the scenario by applying a model to scenarios.