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