Recording of the Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #212 (5/19) with Micha Kaufman, who’s the Founder & CEO of Fiverr. Fiverr is one of the largest freelance service marketplaces, which connects businesses with freelancers and agencies for services across categories like design, development, writing, and more. Fiverr raised $100M+ in capital before going public in 2019.

0:05 Intro
‍1:09 Micha's background
‍2:31 Starting Fiverr
‍8:06 How Fiverr took the horizontal marketplace approach
‍10:44 How demand has evolved on Fiverr
‍15:41 How Fiverr has evolved & scaled
‍22:04 How Fiverr is leveraging AI
‍28:45 The future of service marketplaces in the age of AI
‍32:00 Tips for marketplace founders
‍35:28 Group Q&A on how monetization has evolved for Fiverr
‍42:59 Group Q&A on doing the things that don't scale when starting Fiverr
‍48:59 Group Q&A on when the flywheel kicked in for Fiverr
‍54:50 Parting marketplace advice
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Micha on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/michakaufman
Micha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michakaufman
Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
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You can also find this group chat in audio format as an episode on our 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.