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

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 Katerina Petraki, who's the Head of Expansion at Alibaba B2B. Katerina currently leads strategy and expansion at Alibaba's B2B marketplace, which is the largest B2B global trade platform. Katerina is a leading mind when it comes to B2B marketplaces and is also an active angel investor & startup advisor.

Katerina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpetraki

Alibaba: https://www.alibaba.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 Fabrice Grinda, who's a Founding Partner at FJ Labs. FJ Labs is a leading early stage venture fund focused on investing in marketplaces. They've backed over 1,000 companies, including notable marketplaces like Alibaba, Coupang, Flexport, Rappi, and more. Fabrice also previously started OLX, which is one of the largest classifieds sites that's scaled to 90+ countries.

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

FJ Labs: ⁠https://www.fjlabs.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 Nick Huzar, who's the Founder & former CEO of OfferUp. OfferUp is the largest local marketplace in the US for buying & selling items from others nearby. It helps facilitate over $1B in transactions every month and has also raised $380M+ from top investors like a16z, Coatue, GGV, and more.

Nick on Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/nickhuzar

OfferUp: https://www.offerup.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 Anthemos Georgiades, who's the CEO of Zumper. Zumper is one of the largest residential housing marketplaces that's helping make the process of renting an apartment or home easier. It's used by over 70 million renters a year and has raised $178M+ from top investors like Kleiner Perkins, a16z, Goodwater Capital, and more.

Anthemos on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/anthemos

Zumper: https://www.www.zumper.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 Duncan Cock Foster, who was previously the Co-founder of Nifty Gateway. Nifty Gateway was one of the first NFT art marketplaces that went on to become one of the largest, paying out $500M+ to artists through their platform. It was notably acquired by Gemini in 2019, where Duncan continued to lead it up until more recently.

Duncan on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/dccockfoster

Nifty Gateway: https://www.niftygateway.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 Sarah Tavel, who's a Partner at Benchmark. Benchmark is a leading venture fund that's backed notable marketplaces like Uber, Hipcamp, Cambly, Medely, REKKI, and more. Sarah is a leading mind when it comes to marketplaces and also writes about them on her blog and newsletter.

Sarah's blog: https://www.sarahtavel.com

Sarah on Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/sarahtavel

Benchmark: https://www.benchmark.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 Sri Batchu, who's currently the Head of Growth at Ramp. Prior to Ramp, Sri led Growth Strategy & Ops at Instacart and was also on the early team at Opendoor. During his time there, they scaled revenue from $100M to $5B+. Sri is a leading mind when it comes to both marketplaces & growth and is also an active angel investor, with a portfolio of 20+ startup investments.

Sri's website: https://www.sribatchu.com

Sri on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sri_batchu

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

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