Everything Marketplaces

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Mike Ghaffary, who's a General Partner at Burst Capital. Burst Capital is a venture fund that's backed notable marketplaces like Faire, Hipcamp, Instawork, Bounce, Wonderschool, Wonder, and more. Prior to investing, Mike was also a VP at Yelp for over 7+ years and the CEO of Eat24. Mike on Twitter/X: h...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with David Kalt, who's the CEO of PangoBooks. PangoBooks is a leading marketplace for buying & selling used books. Prior to stepping into the role of CEO at PangoBooks, David was the founder & CEO of Reverb. Reverb scaled to become the largest marketplace for buying & selling music instruments a...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Dan Park, who’s the CEO of Clutch. Clutch is the largest marketplace for buying & selling used cars in Canada. They've raised over $150M+ in capital from top investors like Altos Ventures and FJ Labs. Prior to joining Clutch as the CEO, Dan led Uber Eats in Canada. Dan on LinkedIn: https://www....

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Brandon Weber, who’s the Founder & CEO of Airvet. Airvet is a leading platform for virtual veterinary & pet care. Airvet has scaled to being used by thousands of veterinary practices and they’ve also raised over $45M+ in capital from investors like Headline, Burst Capital, and HighlandX. Brando...

Recording from the Everything Marketplaces "Meet the investors" virtual discussion & event on 4/23. This was an event with our investor guests Neel Murthy (Pioneer Fund), Andrew Blachman (Marketplace Capital), and Matt Brown (Headline) discussing the current state of fundraising for marketplaces, new opportunities with AI, and more. Neel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neelm...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jake Disraeli, who’s the Co-founder & CEO of Treet. Treet is a platform that makes it easy for brands to launch resale programs. Treet is used by over 150+ brands and they’ve also raised $18M+ in capital from top investors like First Round Capital. Jake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Vijay Raghavan, who's a leader in the AI space. Vijay is currently the Senior Director of ML Engineering and Applied Science at Thumbtack, which is one of the largest marketplaces for home services. Prior to Thumbtack, Vijay also led the AI/ML team at Chewy. Vijay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin....

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Chris Bennett, who’s the CEO of Wonderschool. Wonderschool is a marketplace that helps enable teachers to start child care businesses and parents to find trusted child care nearby. Wonderschool has also raised over $49M+ in capital from top investors like a16z. Chris on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/8en...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Matthew Woods, who’s the CEO of Apartment List. Apartment List is one of the largest marketplaces for apartment rentals. It's also been mentioned as one of the fastest-growing rental marketplaces and they've raised over $150M+ in capital from top investors. Matthew on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/Matth...

Recording from our Everything Marketplaces community workshop on paid ads. This workshop covered a "Paid Ads 101", followed by a deep dive into using Google Ads and Meta Ads for marketplaces. Workshop recap post with deck, notes, & resources: https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/marketing-growth/paid-ads-for-marketplaces-workshop-recap-post-with-recording-notes Everything M...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Deb Liu, who was recently the CEO of Ancestry and before that was at Facebook for 11+ years, where she led the launch of Facebook Marketplace. Prior to Facebook, Deb was also at PayPal and eBay, so she has some really incredible marketplace experience. Deb on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/debliu_ Deb on...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Andrew Parker, who’s the Founder & CEO of Papa. Papa is a marketplace that pairs older adults and families with companions (Papa Pals) for assistance and care. Papa is one of the fastest growing marketplaces in healthcare and they’ve also raised over $220M+ in capital from top investors like Y Comb...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jason Bornstein, who’s a Partner at Forerunner. Forerunner is a leading venture fund that's backed marketplaces like Faire, Wonder, Fora, and more. Jason is also Head of Research at Forerunner and behind their recent post "Our Source of Truth on Marketplaces". Jason on Twitter/X: https://...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Brendan Candon, who’s the Co-founder & CEO of SidelineSwap. SidelineSwap is the largest marketplace for buying & selling sports gear. They've been mentioned on a16z’s Marketplace 100 list as one of the fastest growing marketplaces and have also raised over $18M+ in capital from investors like 5...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Matt Cooper, who’s the CEO of Skillshare. Skillshare is one of the largest marketplaces for online education & learning in creative categories like music, film, creative writing, and more. Prior to joining Skillshare as the CEO in 2017, Matt was the CEO of Visually, and before that was an early exe...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Neel Murthy, who's a Partner at Pioneer Fund. Neel was also previously a marketplace founder and started Swapbox in early 2013, then went on to lead growth at Goldbelly. While Neel was at Goldbelly, he helped them scale to become one of the largest food commerce marketplaces and raise over $130M in ven...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Amir Nathoo, who's the Co-founder of Outschool. Outschool is a leading online education marketplace that makes it easy for kids to access education & learning through virtual classes. Outschool has been listed on a16z's Marketplace 100 list as one of the fastest growing marketplaces the past few ye...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ramesh Johari, who’s a Professor at Stanford University. Ramesh has also advised marketplaces like Airbnb, Uber, and Upwork. Ramesh is a leading mind when it comes to marketplaces, specifically with data science methods & practices. Ramesh on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/rameshjohari Ramesh on Link...

Recording from our Everything Marketplaces workshop on building a marketplace MVP. This workshop covered how to leverage no & low code tools to build a marketplace MVP and was led by Connor Finlayson, who's the Founder of Unicorn Factory. Workshop recap post with video recording, notes, & resources: https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/nocode/building-a-marketplace-mvp-without-co...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ethan Smith, who's the CEO of Graphite, which is a boutique growth & SEO agency. Ethan is one of the foremost experts on SEO for marketplaces and has advised leading marketplaces like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Upwork, and more on their SEO strategies. Ethan is also an instructor at Reforge, where he...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with John Mark (JM) Nickels, who’s currently the Senior Director of Product at Uber. Prior to Uber, JM was the Senior Director of Product Management at DoorDash, then before that was early at Uber, where he led the launch of Uber Pool in 2014. John Mark on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/nickelsjm John Mark on...

Recording from our Everything Marketplaces office hours series, where we cover marketplace topics, address questions, & even common mistakes that we're seeing early stage founders making. This episode is with Mike Williams and our community Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) Blake Hirt sharing why marketplace frequency and Average Order Value (AOV) are important considerations when building a mar...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Matt Bendett, who’s the Co-founder of Peerspace. Peerspace is one of the largest marketplaces to book spaces & venues for activities & events like photo shoots, weddings, meetings, pop-ups, and more. Peerspace has also raised over $39M+ in capital from top investors like Foundation Capital and...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Reham Fagiri, who’s the Co-founder & CEO of AptDeco. AptDeco is a leading marketplace for buying & selling used furniture. They’ve been listed on a16z’s Marketplace 100 as a top 100 marketplace the past few years and have also raised $19M+ in capital from top investors like Initialized Capital....

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Kevin Hartz, who's the Co-founder & former CEO of Eventbrite. Eventbrite is one of the largest ticketing & events marketplaces. Kevin is also a prolific investor, as an early angel investor in notable startups like PayPal, Uber, Airbnb, Opendoor, and more. Kevin is now investing through A*, whi...