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/MattMickiewicz
Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmickiewicz
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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-notes
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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-03735b24
Jackpot: https://www.jackpot.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
Recording from our 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-notes
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/joshluber
Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshluber
StockX: https://www.stockx.com
Ghostwrite: https://www.ghostwrite.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/tjparker
TJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjparker1
General Medicine: https://www.generalmedicine.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/MeltzerJason
Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondmeltzer
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/daniellewis
Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlewis4545
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is Adi Thacker, who's currently the Vice President of Monetization & Ads at Poshmark. Poshmark is one of the largest social commerce & fashion marketplaces. Prior to joining Poshmark, Adi was the Head of Product at TikTok where he led the TikTok Creative Exchange (TTCX) and before that was the Product Lead for Facebook Marketplace Monetization & Ads.
Adi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityathacker
Poshmark: https://www.poshmark.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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: https://www.x.com/newmike
Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeghaffary
Burst Capital: https://www.burst.vc
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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 and was notably acquired by Etsy for $275M in 2019.
David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kalt-09a90b3
PangoBooks: https://www.pangobooks.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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.linkedin.com/in/danpark1
Clutch: https://www.clutch.ca
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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.
Brandon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwerber
Airvet: https://www.airvet.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/neelmurthy
Pioneer Fund: https://www.pioneerfund.vc
Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajblachman
Marketplace Capital: https://www.obsessedwithmarketplaces.com
Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brown-52785a34
Headline: https://www.headline.com
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/jakedisraeli
Treet: https://www.treet.co
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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.com/in/vijayarag
Thumbtack: https://www.thumbtack.com
Thumbtack Engineering Blog: https://www.medium.com/thumbtack-engineering
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/8ennett
Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisebennett
Wonderschool: https://www.wonderschool.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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/MatthewWoodsL3B
Matthew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-w-woods
Apartment List: https://www.apartmentlist.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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 Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com
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 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahliu
Deb’s newsletter: https://debliu.substack.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/yoroomie
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
Everything Marketplaces: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com