Everything Marketplaces

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Matt Mickiewicz, who's a 3x marketplace founder and notably started 99designs, Hired, and Flippa. In addition to his founder experience, Matt is also an active advisor & investor.

Matt on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/MattMickiewicz

Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmickiewicz

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 community workshop on AI fundamentals for marketplaces. This workshop covers the fundamentals for leveraging AI when starting a marketplace and was led by Vijay Raghavan, who's the Senior Director of ML Engineering and Applied Science at Thumbtack.

Workshop recap post with deck, notes, & resources: ⁠https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/legal-risk/legal-risk-for-marketplaces-workshop-recap-post-with-recording-notes⁠

Everything Marketplaces: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Akshay Khanna, who's the CEO of Jackpot. Jackpot is reinventing the lottery experience and bringing it online. It’s often referenced as a fast-growing startup and one that’s building in more regulated markets. Akshay was also previously the GM of North America at StubHub and was there for 4+ years, so he has some really great marketplace experience.

Akshay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-k-khanna-03735b24

Jackpot: https://www.jackpot.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 community workshop on legal & risk. This workshop covered some of the key considerations for legal & risk when starting a marketplace.

Workshop recap post with deck, notes, & resources: https://community.everythingmarketplaces.com/c/legal-risk/legal-risk-for-marketplaces-workshop-recap-post-with-recording-notes

Everything Marketplaces: ⁠⁠https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Josh Luber, who previously started StockX. StockX has scaled to become the largest marketplace for authenticated sneakers and collectibles. It's also been noted as one of the fastest growing consumer marketplaces and they've raised over $690M+ in venture capital (at a $3.8B valuation). In addition to starting StockX, Josh also started Fanatics and has more recently started Ghostwrite.

Josh on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.x.com/joshluber⁠

Josh on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshluber⁠

StockX: ⁠https://www.stockx.com⁠

Ghostwrite: ⁠https://www.ghostwrite.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 TJ Parker, who previously started PillPack. PillPack scaled to become one of the largest online and direct to consumer pharmacies. PillPack raised $100M+ in venture capital from top investors like CRV and Accel, before eventually being acquired by Amazon for $1B in 2018. TJ is now a General Partner at Matrix and also started General Medicine, which is a one-stop shop for healthcare.

TJ on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/tjparker

TJ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjparker1

General Medicine: https://www.generalmedicine.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 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

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