Everything Marketplaces

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 John Armstrong, who's the Founder & CEO of Reibus. Reibus is a B2B marketplace for industrial materials (i.e: steel & aluminum). It's one of the most commonly referenced examples of a breakout B2B marketplace and they've also...

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 Iman Abuzeid, who's the Co-Founder & CEO of Incredible Health. Incredible Health is a leading healthcare hiring & career marketplace that's used by 1 out of every 4 nurses in the US. They've also raised nearly $100M from top i...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Emil Michael, who was previously the Chief Business Officer at Uber. Emil was commonly referred to as Travis Kalanick's "right hand man" and was the the Chief Business Officer at Uber from 2013-2017 during their exponential growth. Emil was also key to Uber's expansion in China, along...

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 sporting goods and has been listed on a16z's annual Marketplace 100 as one of the fastest growing marketplaces by GMV. They've also raised $18M+ from investors li...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ryan Moser, who’s the VP of Revenue Strategy at thredUP. Ryan has some really great marketplace experience being early at thredUP, through their IPO in 2021, to now as the VP of Revenue Strategy where he oversees matching supply & demand for it as one of the largest resale marketplaces for secondha...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Spencer Rascoff, who's the Co-founder of marketplaces like Hotwire, Zillow (where he was the CEO for 10+ years), and more recently Pacaso. Spencer has also been on the board of notable companies like TripAdvisor and is an angel investor in 75+ startups. Spencer on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to our Marketplace Chat & Meetup in LA that we had with special guests Andrew Chen & Olivia Moore from a16z, along with Aziz Alghunaim from Nash. Andrew Chen on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/andrewchen Olivia Moore on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/omooretweets a16z: https://www.a16z...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with James Currier, who's a Founding Partner at NFX. NFX is a leading venture fund that's invested in 80+ marketplaces like DoorDash, Lyft, Poshmark, Outdoorsy, Incredible Health, and more. James is a leading mind when it comes to both network effects & marketplaces and frequently publishes post...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sameer Singh, who's a marketplace advisor & investor. Sameer is the "Creator" of Breadcrumb.vc, which is a leading resource for learning about network effects. Sameer also invests in early stage marketplaces through the Atomico Angel Program and as a Venture Partner at Speedinvest. Sa...

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 Katerina Petraki, who's the Head of Expansion at Alibaba B2B. Katerina currently leads strategy and expansion at Alibaba's B2B marketplace, which is the largest B2B global trade platform. Katerina is a leading mind when it comes to B2B ma...

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 Fabrice Grinda, who's a Founding Partner at FJ Labs. FJ Labs is a leading early stage venture fund focused on investing in marketplaces. They've backed over 1,000 companies, including notable marketplaces like Alibaba, Coupang, Flexport,...

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 Nick Huzar, who's the Founder & former CEO of OfferUp. OfferUp is the largest local marketplace in the US for buying & selling items from others nearby. It helps facilitate over $1B in transactions every month and has also raised $380...

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 Anthemos Georgiades, who's the CEO of Zumper. Zumper is one of the largest residential housing marketplaces that's helping make the process of renting an apartment or home easier. It's used by over 70 million renters a year and has ra...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Duncan Cock Foster, who was previously the Co-founder of Nifty Gateway. Nifty Gateway was one of the first NFT art marketplaces that went on to become one of the largest, paying out $500M+ to artists through their platform. It was notably acquired by Gemini in 2019, where Duncan continued to lead it up...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sarah Tavel, who's a Partner at Benchmark. Benchmark is a leading venture fund that's backed notable marketplaces like Uber, Hipcamp, Cambly, Medely, REKKI, and more. Sarah is a leading mind when it comes to marketplaces and also writes about them on her blog and newsletter. Sarah's blog: h...

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sri Batchu, who's currently the Head of Growth at Ramp. Prior to Ramp, Sri led Growth Strategy & Ops at Instacart and was also on the early team at Opendoor. During his time there, they scaled revenue from $100M to $5B+. Sri is a leading mind when it comes to both marketplaces & growth and...