The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Evan Frank, who’s the Co-Founder of Fora. Fora is a marketplace that’s transforming travel by empowering independent travel advisors. They’ve raised over $75M+ in capital from top investors like Thrive Capital, Insight Partners, and Forerunner Ventures. Prior to starting Fora, Evan was the CEO of onefinestay, so he has some incredible experience building in travel.

Evan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanbfrank

Fora: https://www.foratravel.com

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Andrew Blachman, who’s a Partner at Marketplace Capital. Marketplace Capital is an early-stage venture fund that's backed 30+ marketplaces, including Solace, PalmStreet, TeachMe.To, Berry Street, and more.

Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajblachman

Marketplace Capital: https://www.obsessedwithmarketplaces.com

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie⁠

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: ⁠https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is 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.

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

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Michael Wolf, who’s the CEO of ResortPass. ResortPass is a marketplace for booking day access to hotel amenities like pools, gyms, and spas. ResortPass is used by over 2,000 hotel partners and operates in over 400 cities. Prior to joining ResortPass, Michael was the Head of Operations at ClassPass.

Michael on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/michaelwolf42

Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfm

ResortPass: https://www.resortpass.com

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie⁠

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: ⁠https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com⁠

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with John Andrew Entwistle, who’s the Founder & CEO of Wander. Wander is a marketplace for luxury vacation rentals that offers hotel-level amenities and convenience. It’s a breakout marketplace that’s scaled to over 1,000 locations and they’ve also raised over $100M+ in capital from top investors like QED and Redpoint Ventures. 

John Andrew on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/jaentwistle

John Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaentwistle

Wander: https://www.wander.com

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Fabrice Grinda, who’s a Founding Partner at FJ Labs. FJ Labs is an early-stage venture fund that's backed over 1,200+ startups, including marketplaces like Alibaba, Flexport, Clutch, and more.

Fabrice on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/fabricegrinda

Fabrice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricegrinda

FJ Labs: https://www.fjlabs.com

Fabrice's blog: https://www.fabricegrinda.com

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie⁠

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: ⁠https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with James Currier, who’s a Founding Partner at NFX. NFX is a leading venture fund that's backed marketplaces like DoorDash, Lyft, Poshmark, Outdoorsy, and more. James is a top mind when it comes to both marketplaces and network effects.

James on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/JamesCurrier

James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescurrier

NFX: https://www.nfx.com

NFX blog posts: https://www.nfx.com/library/james-currier

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie

Join other marketplace founders & all of our group chats: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ali Ansari, who's the Founder & CEO of micro1. Micro1 is a leading platform that's used by AI labs and companies to hire human experts for data labelling and training. It's a breakout marketplace, which has scaled from a $4M, to $200M+ revenue run rate in 12 months.

Ali on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/aliansarinik

Ali on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliansarinik

Micro1: https://www.micro1.ai

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie

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The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Alyssa Ravasio, who’s the Founder & CEO of Hipcamp. Hipcamp is the largest marketplace for booking campsites, RV parks, and unique outdoor stays. Hipcamp has also raised over $90M+ in capital from top investors like a16z, Benchmark, and Index Ventures.

Alyssa on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/alyraz
Alyssa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-ravasio-23114717
Hipcamp: https://www.hipcamp.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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The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with John Armstrong, who was previously the Founder & CEO of Reibus. Reibus scaled to become one of the largest B2B marketplaces for industrial metals. Reibus also raised over $100M+ in capital from top investors like Battery Ventures, Bowery Capital, and SoftBank while John was the CEO.

John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-b-armstrong

Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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