The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to one of our popular group chats that we had with Pete Hancock, who was previously the VP of Sales at Yelp. Pete initially joined Yelp as an early employee (#20) and helped lead & scale revenue from $1M to $750M+ as the VP of Sales. Pete is a top mind when it comes to sales for marketplaces and has worked with earlier stage marketplaces like Bounce, NuBrakes, and more.

Pete on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/peteVII

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to one of our popular group chats that we had with John Armstrong, who's the Founder & CEO of Reibus. Reibus is a B2B marketplace for industrial materials (i.e: steel & aluminum). It's one of the most commonly referenced examples of a breakout B2B marketplace and they've also raised $100M+ from top funds like Initialized Capital, Battery Ventures, Bowery Capital, FJ Labs, and SoftBank.

Reibus: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.reibus.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to one of our popular group chats that we had with Iman Abuzeid, who's the Co-Founder & CEO of Incredible Health. Incredible Health is a leading healthcare hiring & career marketplace that's used by 1 out of every 4 nurses in the US. They've also raised nearly $100M from top investors like NFX and Andreessen Horowitz.

Iman on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/ImanAbuzeid

Incredible Health: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.incrediblehealth.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Emil Michael, who was previously the Chief Business Officer at Uber. Emil was commonly referred to as Travis Kalanick's "right hand man" and was the the Chief Business Officer at Uber from 2013-2017 during their exponential growth. Emil was also key to Uber's expansion in China, along with helping them raise $15B+ in capital while he was there. Emil is now a strategic advisor & investor in high growth startups.

Emil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilmichael

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Brendan Candon, who's the Co-founder & CEO of SidelineSwap. SidelineSwap is the largest marketplace for buying & selling sporting goods and has been listed on a16z's annual Marketplace 100 as one of the fastest growing marketplaces by GMV. They've also raised $18M+ from investors like 500 Startups, FJ Labs, and eBay Ventures.

Brendan on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendancandon

SidelineSwap: ⁠https://www.sidelineswap.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Ryan Moser, who’s the VP of Revenue Strategy at thredUP. Ryan has some really great marketplace experience being early at thredUP, through their IPO in 2021, to now as the VP of Revenue Strategy where he oversees matching supply & demand for it as one of the largest resale marketplaces for secondhand clothing.

Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpmoser

thredUP: https://www.thredup.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Spencer Rascoff, who's the Co-founder of marketplaces like Hotwire, Zillow (where he was the CEO for 10+ years), and more recently Pacaso. Spencer has also been on the board of notable companies like TripAdvisor and is an angel investor in 75+ startups.

Spencer on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/spencerrascoff

75 & Sunny: ⁠https://www.75andsunny.vc

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is going back to our Marketplace Chat & Meetup in LA that we had with special guests Andrew Chen & Olivia Moore from a16z, along with Aziz Alghunaim from Nash.

Andrew Chen on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/andrewchen

Olivia Moore on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/omooretweets

a16z: https://www.a16z.com

Aziz Alghunaim on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/azizkag

Nash: https://www.usenash.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠

Everything Marketplaces: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 invested in 80+ marketplaces like DoorDash, Lyft, Poshmark, Outdoorsy, Incredible Health, and more. James is a leading mind when it comes to both network effects & marketplaces and frequently publishes posts about them on the NFX blog.

James's blog posts: https://www.nfx.com/library/james-currier

James on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jamescurrier

NFX: https://www.nfx.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠

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

The Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Sameer Singh, who's a marketplace advisor & investor. Sameer is the "Creator" of Breadcrumb.vc, which is a leading resource for learning about network effects. Sameer also invests in early stage marketplaces through the Atomico Angel Program and as a Venture Partner at Speedinvest.

Sameer on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/sameer_singh17

Breadcrumb.vc: https://www.breadcrumb.vc

Speedinvest: https://www.speedinvest.com

Mike Williams (Yoroomie) on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/yoroomie

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