Everything Marketplaces

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ania Smith, who's the CEO of Taskrabbit. Taskrabbit is a leading marketplace for hiring help with home tasks. Prior to joining Taskrabbit as the CEO in 2020, Ania was also at Airbnb and Uber, so she has some really great marketplace experience. Ania on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniasmith Ta...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Scott Gorlick, who was previously early at Uber (employee #99). Scott launched Uber in Atlanta and helped them scale from 10 cities to over $10B+ in revenue. Scott on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/sgorlick Scott's newsletter: ⁠ https://www.gorlick.co Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠ https://www.x.co...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Joanna McFarland, who’s the Co-Founder & CEO of HopSkipDrive. HopSkipDrive is a leading transportation service & marketplace for kids that’s used by over 10,000 schools and has scaled nationwide. HopSkipDrive has also raised $100M+ in capital from top investors. Joanna on LinkedIn: https://www....

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Colin Gardiner, who’s currently a marketplace advisor & investor. Colin was previously the Chief Product Officer & then Chief Revenue Officer at Outdoorsy, which is a leading marketplace for RV rentals. Colin helped grow Outdoorsy to $3B in revenue and raise over $200M+ in capital while he was...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Bask Gill, who’s the Co-founder of Power. Power is a marketplace for clinical health trials, which has quickly scaled to being used by over 600,000 patients. Bask on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/heybask Power: https://www.withpower.com Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ryan Petersen, who's the Founder & CEO of Flexport. Flexport is a supply chain & global logistics platform that helps power global trade. In 2023 Flexport helped move nearly $33 billion in merchandise. Flexport has also raised over $2.4 billion from top investors like a16z and SoftBank. Rya...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Steve Kaufer, who's the Co-founder & former CEO of Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor is an early travel marketplace that’s scaled to now being one of the largest with over 1 billion reviews on their platform. Tripadvisor was acquired by IAC, merged with Expedia, and went on to IPO, which Steve led as th...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sparsh Mehta, who's currently the Head of Growth at Belong. Belong is a housing marketplace that's taking the full-stack approach to making the process of renting a home easier. Belong has raised over $95 million from top investors like a16z, GGV Capital, and Battery Ventures. Prior to joining...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Bastian Lehmann, who's the Co-founder & former CEO of Postmates. Postmates is an early on-demand & delivery marketplace that scaled to being one of the largest. Postmates raised over $900 million from top investors and was notably acquired by Uber in 2020 for a reported $2.65 billion. Basti...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ravi Mehta, who's currently a Product Advisor to marketplaces like Sesame and was previously the Chief Product Officer at Tinder, Product Director at Facebook, and before that VP of Product at Tripadvisor. Ravi was also previously an Executive In Residence (EIR) at Reforge, where he helped create t...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Andrei Hagiu, who's a leading marketplace researcher and currently an Associate Professor at Boston University. Andrei has also published numerous academic research papers on marketplaces, along with posts on his Substack that are commonly referenced.‍ Andrei on Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/t...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Cody Candee, who's the CEO of Bounce. Bounce is a marketplace for luggage storage & package acceptance, which has scaled to over 10,000+ storefront locations, 2,500 cities, and serves millions of customers. Bounce is also backed by top investors like General Catalyst and a16z. Cody on Twitter:...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Marco Zappacosta, who's the Co-founder & CEO of Thumbtack. Thumbtack is an early marketplace that's scaled to now being the largest home services marketplace. Thumbtack has 300,000+ service professionals on their platform, over 80 million projects have been completed on Thumbtack, and they’...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sara Mauskopf, who’s the Co-founder & CEO of Winnie. Winnie is a marketplace that makes it easy for parents to discover trusted childcare providers nearby. Winnie is used millions of parent across the US and is also backed by top investors like Homebrew. Before starting Winnie, Sarah led product at...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Casey Winters, who's a Growth Advisor to marketplaces like Whatnot and Bounce and was most recently the Chief Product Officer at Eventbrite. He’s also worked with marketplaces like Faire, Hipcamp, Airbnb, Thumbtack, and many more. Casey is a leading mind when it comes to product & growth for ma...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Kevin Gibbon, who's the CEO of Airhouse. Airhouse is a marketplace that helps simplify complex logistics & fulfillment for brands. Kevin was also previously the CEO of Shyp, a notable shipping marketplace that raised over $63M+ from top investors. Kevin on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kevin...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Raad Mobrem, who's the CEO of Intro. Intro is a marketplace that makes it easy for people to book some of the most in-demand experts for personalized advice through 1:1 video calls. Intro is backed by top investors like 776 and a16z. Raad also previously started Lettuce, which was acquired by Intui...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jett Fein, who's a Partner at Headline. Headline is a leading venture fund that’s invested in notable marketplaces like Gopuff, Farfetch, Rappi, Shipt, TheRealReal, and more. Jett on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jettfein Headline: https://www.headline.com Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter:  ⁠...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Kuljeev Singh, who's the CEO of ResQ. ResQ is a SaaS enabled marketplace that makes it easy for restaurants to manage repairs & maintenance. It's used by over 5,000+ restaurants and they've also raised over $45M from top investors. Kuljeev on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/KuljeevS Re...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Becky Center, who's the CEO of Indiegogo. Indiegogo is a leading crowdfunding platform that’s helped over 900k+ projects get funded by connecting them with a community of over 9M+ backers. Prior to joining Indiegogo, Becky was at HealthJoy and before that spent 8+ years at Groupon, so she has some...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Austin Allison, who’s the Co-founder & CEO of Pacaso. Pacaso is a marketplace that's helping make owning a second home more accessible through their co-ownership model. They’ve quickly scaled as a marketplace and have raised over $240M+ from top investors like Greycroft, Maveron, and Fifth Wall...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jonathon Barkl, who's the Co-founder & CEO of AirGarage. AirGarage provides a full-stack parking management solution for parking garage & lots owners. They’ve pivoted from originally starting off as an “Airbnb for parking” into more of a managed platform solution and have scaled to become a...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jack Greco, who was previously the Co-founder of ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions is a leading wholesale automotive marketplace, which scaled to an IPO in 2021. Jack is also a prominent angel investor (with 200+ angel investments) and recently launched an early stage venture fund that's focused on invest...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to one of our popular group chats that we had with Pete Flint, who's a Partner at NFX. NFX is a leading venture fund that's invested in 80+ marketplaces like DoorDash, Lyft, Poshmark, Outdoorsy, Incredible Health, and more. Prior to NFX, Pete was also the Founder & CEO of Trulia, whic...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to one of our popular group chats that we had with Pete Hancock, who was previously the VP of Sales at Yelp. Pete initially joined Yelp as an early employee (#20) and helped lead & scale revenue from $1M to $750M+ as the VP of Sales. Pete is a top mind when it comes to sales for marketplaces...