I'm not sure I understand your argument that open-source or the blockchain adds significant value.
If you take the article at its word, the state of the art is a distributed collection of small-time suppliers offering goods for sale without refunds for installation by third-party integrators -- the consumer's stylist.
Mayvenn improves the distribution story by integrating the stylist into the supply chain while providing customer service and inventory at zero risk to the stylists who can't afford to carry inventory themselves.
If you take the article at its word, the state of the art is a distributed collection of small-time suppliers offering goods for sale without refunds for installation by third-party integrators -- the consumer's stylist.
Mayvenn improves the distribution story by integrating the stylist into the supply chain while providing customer service and inventory at zero risk to the stylists who can't afford to carry inventory themselves.
Could you elaborate?