Seattle is known for marketplaces – Expedia, Zillow, Redfin, Amazon.  Building them is REALLY Hard. Mark Britton, a Strategic Director at Madrona and the founder of Avvo, a marketplace for consumers to find lawyers, talks about the opportunities for startup founders passionate about a community based marketplace, and the mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make when they set out to build one.  He and Elisa La Cava from Madrona talk about the evolution of Google from search to interactive services for consumers, what to do when big tech wants your market and how AI and ML technologies can change the playing field.

Seattle is known for marketplaces – Expedia, Zillow, Redfin, Amazon. Building them is REALLY Hard. Mark Britton, a Strategic Director at Madrona and the founder of Avvo, a marketplace for consumers to find lawyers, talks about the opportunities for startup founders passionate about a community based marketplace, and the mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make when they set out to build one. He and Elisa La Cava from Madrona talk about the evolution of Google from search to interactive services for consumers, what to do when big tech wants your market and how AI and ML technologies can change the playing field.

Seattle is known for marketplaces – Expedia, Zillow, Redfin, Amazon.&nbsp; Building them is REALLY Hard. Mark Britton, a Strategic Director at Madrona and the founder of Avvo, a marketplace for consumers to find lawyers, talks about the opportunities for startup founders passionate about a community based marketplace, and the mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make when they set out to build one.&nbsp; He and Elisa La Cava from Madrona talk about the evolution of Google from search to interactive services for consumers, what to do when big tech wants your market and how AI and ML technologies can change the playing field.&nbsp;

Mistakes to Avoid when Building a Marketplace Business, with Avvo Founder, Mark Britton

Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative. 

With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their company for the long run. We invest in seed and Series A  companies in the Pacific Northwest building across the information technology spectrum and in Acceleration (B and beyond) stage companies building with AI, regardless of geography.

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Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative. With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their company for the long run. We invest in seed and Series A companies in the Pacific Northwest building across the information technology spectrum and in Acceleration (B and beyond) stage companies building with AI, regardless of geography.

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