Everything Marketplaces
Everything Marketplaces
Welcome to the Everything Marketplaces podcast, which is the audio format for our group chats that we have with marketplace founders & leaders for the community every week. Each episode features a guest sharing their specific marketplace experience, learnings, insights, and tips for marketplace founders. Some of our past guests include marketplace founders & leaders like Grant LaFontaine from Whatnot, Bastian Lehmann from Postmates, Marco Zappacosta from Thumbtack, Andrew Chen from a16z, and Pete Flint from NFX. Learn more about Everything Marketplaces at www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 2min
How Dribbble Transitioned To A Marketplace With Constantine Anastasakis
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Constantine Anastasakis, who's the CEO of Dribbble. Dribbble is one of the largest online communities and now marketplaces for hiring designers. Prior to joining Dribbble as the CEO, Constantine was at Fiverr.Constantine on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/constantine__aConstantine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/canastasakisDribbble: https://www.dribbble.comMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Dec 4, 2025 • 54min
Three-Sided Marketplace Learnings From Lyft & Shipt With Vishal Kapoor
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Vishal Kapoor, who's the VP of Product Management at Shipt. Shipt is enabling personalized shopping & delivery from retailers nationwide. Prior to Shipt Vishal was also a product lead at Lyft, where he was working on marketplace pricing & intelligence.Vishal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veeShipt: https://www.shipt.comMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Nov 5, 2025 • 33min
Learnings From Starting 99designs & Hired With Matt Mickiewicz
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Matt Mickiewicz, who's a 3x marketplace founder and notably started 99designs, Hired, and Flippa. In addition to his founder experience, Matt is also an active advisor & investor.Matt on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/MattMickiewiczMatt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmickiewiczMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 27, 2025 • 55min
AI Fundamentals For Starting A Marketplace
Recording from the Everything Marketplaces community workshop on AI fundamentals for marketplaces. This workshop covers the fundamentals for leveraging AI when starting a marketplace and was led by Vijay Raghavan, who's the Senior Director of ML Engineering and Applied Science at Thumbtack.Workshop recap post with deck, notes, & resources: https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/legal-risk/legal-risk-for-marketplaces-workshop-recap-post-with-recording-notesEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 13, 2025 • 53min
Marketplace Learnings From StubHub With Akshay Khanna
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Akshay Khanna, who's the CEO of Jackpot. Jackpot is reinventing the lottery experience and bringing it online. It’s often referenced as a fast-growing startup and one that’s building in more regulated markets. Akshay was also previously the GM of North America at StubHub and was there for 4+ years, so he has some really great marketplace experience.Akshay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-k-khanna-03735b24Jackpot: https://www.jackpot.comMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 6, 2025 • 40min
Marketplace Legal & Risk 101
Recording from the Everything Marketplaces community workshop on legal & risk. This workshop covered some of the key considerations for legal & risk when starting a marketplace. Workshop recap post with deck, notes, & resources: https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/legal-risk/legal-risk-for-marketplaces-workshop-recap-post-with-recording-notesEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Sep 17, 2025 • 53min
Starting & Scaling StockX Into A $3B+ Sneaker Resale Marketplace With Josh Luber
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Josh Luber, who previously started StockX. StockX has scaled to become the largest marketplace for authenticated sneakers and collectibles. It's also been noted as one of the fastest growing consumer marketplaces and they've raised over $690M+ in venture capital (at a $3.8B valuation). In addition to starting StockX, Josh also started Fanatics and has more recently started Ghostwrite.Josh on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/joshluberJosh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshluberStockX: https://www.stockx.comGhostwrite: https://www.ghostwrite.comMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Sep 5, 2025 • 39min
Starting & Scaling PillPack To $1B Acquisition With TJ Parker
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with TJ Parker, who previously started PillPack. PillPack scaled to become one of the largest online and direct to consumer pharmacies. PillPack raised $100M+ in venture capital from top investors like CRV and Accel, before eventually being acquired by Amazon for $1B in 2018. TJ is now a General Partner at Matrix and also started General Medicine, which is a one-stop shop for healthcare.TJ on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/tjparkerTJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjparker1General Medicine: https://www.generalmedicine.comMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Aug 15, 2025 • 42min
Learnings From Starting Wag As An On-Demand Dog Walking Marketplace With Jason Meltzer
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Jason Meltzer. Jason was previously the Co-founder & CEO of Wag, which is a marketplace for on-demand dog walking, sitting, and related pet care services. Wag has notably raised over $300M+ in venture capital and scaled to become one of the largest pet care marketplaces. Jason has also more recently started Live Work Pet, which is a rental marketplace specifically catered to pet families.Jason on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/MeltzerJasonJason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondmeltzerMike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Jul 29, 2025 • 42min
Learnings From Starting & Scaling Convoy As A B2B Marketplace With Dan Lewis
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Dan Lewis, who previously started Convoy. Convoy scaled to become one of the largest digital freight marketplaces. Convoy was often referred to as the "Uber for trucking" and raised over $1B+ in capital from investors like Y Combinator, Greylock, and Jeff Bezos. It was eventually acquired by Flexport in a technology acquisition and Dan has since joined Microsoft to lead their Copilot and AI Business initiatives.Dan on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/daniellewisDan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlewis4545Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomieMike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomieEverything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
