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This blog post helps highlight some of our recent group chats that we’ve had with founders from marketplaces like Thumbtack, Tripadvisor, Postmates, HopSkipDrive, AptDeco, Peerspace, Bounce, and more sharing tips for first-time marketplace founders and advice. We recommend referencing these clips from our past group chats if you're looking to start a marketplace.
Marco Zappacosta is the Co-founder & CEO of Thumbtack, which is one of the largest marketplaces for home services. Marco shared advice for first-time marketplace founders at the end of his group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Marco here.
Steve Kaufer is the Co-founder & former CEO of Tripadvisor, which was an early travel site that scaled to become one of the largest travel marketplaces. Steve shared parting marketplace advice that he would go back to tell himself before starting Tripadvisor at the end of his group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Steve here.
Bastian Lehmann is the Co-founder & CEO of Postmates, which was an early on-demand & delivery marketplace that scaled to an eventual acquisition by Uber for $2.65B. Bastian shared tips that we would go back to tell himself before starting Postmates, along with parting marketplace advice for founders on his group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Bastian here.
Joanna McFarland is the Co-founder & CEO of HopSkipDrive, which is a leading transportation service & marketplace for kids. Joanna shared tips for marketplace founders and parting advice on her group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Joanna here.
Matt Cooper is the CEO of Skillshare, which is one of the largest marketplaces for online learning & education. Matt shared advice he would go back to tell himself before starting his journey into the world of marketplaces at Upwork, then later at Skillshare at the end of his group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Matt here.
Reham Fagiri is the Co-founder & CEO of AptDeco, which is the largest marketplace for buying & selling furniture. Reham helped answer a question during the group Q&A and share how AptDeco is leveraging AI as a leading resale marketplace.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Reham here.
Matt Bendett is the Co-founder & CEO of Peerspace, which is the leading marketplace for booking spaces & venues. Matt shared advice for marketplace founders at the end of his group chat.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Matt here.
Cody Candee is the Founder & CEO of Bounce, which is a leading marketplace for luggage storage. Cody shared advice he would go back to tell himself before starting Bounce at the end of his group chat as parting marketplace advice.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Cody here.
These founders have been incredibly generous in contributing their time to share about their experience, insights, and learnings with us. We'd like to mention a huge thanks to them for doing so and also actively supporting founders in the community. Hopefully these clips are helpful references for hearing some of the best parting tips for first-time marketplace founders and advice shared on our group chats.
Want to connect with other founders to discuss this in the community? You can see where this was posted in the community and join the discussion here.
