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
Latest episodes
Nov 9, 2024 • 12min
Why Marketplace Frequency & Average Order Value (AOV) Are Important
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 marketplace.
Blake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-hirt
Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/Yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Nov 2, 2024 • 59min
Starting Peerspace As A Marketplace For Booking Spaces & Venues With Matt Bendett
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 Google Ventures.
Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bendett
Peerspace: https://www.peerspace.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 28, 2024 • 41min
Starting AptDeco As A Marketplace For Buying & Selling Furniture With Reham Fagiri
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.
Reham on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reham-fagiri-97683b1
AptDeco: https://www.aptdeco.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 18, 2024 • 37min
Starting & Scaling Eventbrite With Kevin Hartz
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*, which is an early stage venture fund he started.
Kevin on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/kevinhartz
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com
A*: https://www.a-star.co
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Oct 2, 2024 • 46min
Scaling Taskrabbit As A Local Services Marketplace With Ania Smith
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
Taskrabbit: https://www.taskrabbit.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Sep 27, 2024 • 41min
Launching & Scaling Uber In Atlanta With Scott Gorlick
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.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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Sep 2, 2024 • 41min
Scaling HopSkipDrive As A Leading Transportation Marketplace For Kids With Joanna McFarland
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.linkedin.com/in/joannamcfarland
HopSkipDrive: https://www.hopskipdrive.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Aug 26, 2024 • 42min
Insights From Outdoorsy & Now Investing In Marketplaces With Colin Gardiner
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 there.
Colin on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/colingardiner
Colin's newsletter: https://www.gardinercolin.com
Yonder Ventures: https://www.yonder.vc
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Aug 15, 2024 • 41min
Starting Power As A Clinical Health Trials Marketplace With Bask Gill
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/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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Aug 5, 2024 • 47min
Starting & Scaling Flexport With Ryan Petersen
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.
Ryan on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/typesfast
Flexport: https://www.flexport.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
