Recording of the Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #160 (5/21) with Andrei Hagiu. Andrei is 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.

‍0:06 Intro
‍1:15 Andrei's background
‍2:19 What led Andrei to marketplaces
‍3:24 Transitioning from a product or service to marketplace
‍6:07 Questions for evaluating marketplace potential
13:32 Supply multi-homing
‍16:40 Opportunities for marketplaces
‍18:29 How AI will impact marketplaces
‍21:56 Marketplace defensibility
‍24:18 Common marketplace mistakes & misconceptions
‍26:03 Group Q&A on marketplace pricing policies
‍27:49 Group Q&A on building marketplace liquidity
‍31:32 Parting marketplace advice
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Andrei on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theplatformguy
Andrei's Substack: https://platformchronicles.substack.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie
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You can also find this group chat in audio format as an episode on our new Everything Marketplaces podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also connect with marketplace founders & leaders from our group chats in the Everything Marketplaces community.