But what about when the group chat is formed specifically for the procurement process, rather than being an existing community? Does that still count as a cold start?

But what about when the group chat was formed specifically for a project and the buyer & seller didn't know each other beforehand? Does that still count as a cold start?

I'd love to hear more about what you mean by 'cold start' in this context - are you referring to a specific threshold of interactions or connections?

We had a similar discussion in our team about procurement and memes; one point that came up was that even if there's a group chat, the dynamics can still feel pretty 'stranger' if the parties haven't worked together before.

I'd love to hear more about what you mean by 'cold start' in this context — is it about the buyer/seller dynamic or the market as a whole?

But what about when the group chat was created specifically for the buyer-seller interaction, rather than being an existing community? Does that still count as a cold start?