We're highlighting 10 our past group chats with founders sharing how they started their marketplaces.

Matt Bendett shares a guest blog post with some of his key learnings & lessons with marketplace expansion.

Mason Smith shares a guest blog post helping highlight deep dives into Marketplace Trust & Safety.

Blake Hirt shares a guest post covering the importance of marketplace frequency & Average Order Value (AOV).

We're highlighting past deep dives into marketplaces with female founders & leaders.

Danny Martinez shares a guest post covering common mistakes & learnings around marketplace expansion.

We're excited to announce that 500+ founders have now completed Marketplace School.

We're highlighting past deep dives into leading SaaS Enabled Marketplaces like Outdoorsy, ResQ, Eventbrite, Slice, & more.

Blake Hirt shares a guest post covering network effects, which also highlights the importance of having strong network effects.

Meet Chen Li from Palmstreet, a live shopping app for plants.

A recap & pictures from our September Los Angeles meetup, which was at Crexi.

We're highlighting past deep dives into leading B2B Marketplaces like Flexport, Reibus, Alibaba B2B, & more.

Danny Martinez shares a guest blog, which is a guide founders can use for creating a job description.

We're excited to announce Blake Hirt is our newest community Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR).

A recap & pictures from our August San Francisco meetup, which was at Headline.

Blake Hirt shares a guest blog post expanding on the importance of solving a persistent & painful problem.

Meet Tyler Maloney from TeachMe.To, a marketplace for booking 1:1 private lessons.

Ravi Mehta shares a guest blog post covering tips for finding & hiring your first Product Manager.

We're sharing an overview of the marketplace resources that we've created for our community members.

Blake Hirt shares a guest blog post diving into how activation is often one of the most underrated growth levers for marketplaces.

Today is our first anniversary for Marketplace Capital, our early stage venture fund.

Blake Hirt shares a guest blog post covering some of the specific criteria for successful marketplaces.

We're sharing an overview of our events (online & offline) that we have for the community every week.

Ravi Mehta shares a guest blog post covering the Marketplace Capture Framework, which can be used by marketplaces to capture and keep demand.

A recap & pictures from our June London meetup, which was at Stride VC.

David Lifson shares a guest blog post on commodity vs. non-commodity marketplaces.

We're growing our community Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) program & looking for more EIRs.

A recap & pictures from our April San Francisco meetup, which was at Craft Ventures.

10 tips for first-time marketplace founders & essential marketplace advice.

A recap & pictures from our April New York City meetup, which was at FJ Labs.

We've shared our first 25 episodes for the Everything Marketplaces podcast, reaching almost 30,000 listeners.

A recap & pictures from our February San Francisco meetup, which was at Headline.

We're highlighting past deep dives into leading real estate & housing marketplaces.

A recap & pictures from our January London meetup, which was at Stride VC.

Danny Martinez shares a guest blog post & deep dive into considerations with marketplace expansion.

2023 was a big year for the Everything Marketplaces community. Here's our 2023 Recap & Year In Review to share more about it.

Danny Martinez shares a guest blog post as part 3/3 on his expansion series posts, covering other considerations with expansion.

We're highlighting 5 of our popular podcast episodes with marketplace founders & leaders.

Danny Martinez shares a guest blog post as part 2/3 on his expansion series posts, covering specific sales considerations with expansion.

A recap & pictures from our November San Francisco meetup, which was at Lightspeed.

Danny Martinez shares a guest blog post as part 1/3 on his expansion series posts, covering specific marketing considerations with expansion.

A recap & pictures from our October London meetup, which was at Stride VC.

Andrew Blachman shares a guest blog post on his learnings from operating ticketing marketplaces around why distribution is key for marketplaces.

We're excited to announce Danny Martinez our new community Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR), where he will be working with & helping support founders.

A recap & pictures from our September San Francisco community coworking day & meetup.

We're helping highlight some of our deep dives into ticketing marketplaces with founders & leaders from StubHub, SeatGeek, & Ticketmaster.

We're excited to launch the Everything Marketplaces podcast, which is an audio version of our group chats that we have with marketplace founders & leaders every week.

Colin Gardiner shares a guest blog post on the current state of fundraising for marketplace startups in 2023 with valuation data, investor insights, & more.

We're helping highlight 5 leading female marketplace investors that we suggest getting to know.

We're excited to start hosting community coworking days every month for marketplace founders & teams to connect, get more support, & network with others in person.

Meet Chase Pion from Bezel, a marketplace for authenticated luxury watches.

More about our online events every week for the community like group chats, office hours, workshops, & more.

We're excited to announce Marketplace Capital, our $10M venture fund.

We've created a list of 10 top early stage marketplace investors that we suggest following & getting to know.

Danny Martinez shares a post on how to get your marketplace flywheel spinning with your first marketplace customers.

The power of using purpose-built payments with B2B marketplaces to deliver more value to your customers.

A recap & pictures from our Marketplace Chat & Meetup in LA with special guests Andrew Chen, Olivia Moore, & Aziz Alghunaim.

Colin Gardiner shares a guest blog post breaking down marketplace revenue, which also covers topics like how GMV can be a vanity metric, why take rate is so important, & more.

Danny Martinez shares a deep dive post on why it's important to have high quality marketplace supply & even unique listings at the early stages.

A recap & pictures from our May San Francisco meetup, which was at Headline Ventures.

Marketplace School is a self-guided online course for learning how to build, launch, & scale a marketplace startup.

Danny Martinez shares three ways that marketplaces can establish & build trust with both sides in the early stages.

We interviewed Andrew Blachman to learn more about how he evaluates marketplaces as an investor.

2022 was the biggest year yet for the Everything Marketplaces community. Here's our 2022 Recap & Year In Review to share more about it.

We interviewed Sameer Singh to learn more about how he evaluates early stages marketplaces as an investor.

Sean Whalin is the CEO of HopSkip, a platform for booking business events, conferences, and meetings at hotels. He shares more about it with us and what's ahead.

We've made the community even better with the new Everything Marketplaces community 2.0.

We now have 45+ deals on marketplace tools & services for community members.

Laurel Hess is the CEO of hampr, an on-demand marketplace for laundry service. Laurel shares more about it with us and what's ahead.

Andrew Luna is the CEO of Hound, a marketplace that's reinventing the future of work in veterinary medicine. Andrew shares more about it with us and what's ahead.

We're making it easier for our community members to find & connect with the right Co-founders.

We've created a list of 10 top early stage marketplace investors that we suggest following & getting to know.

A list of 25 creative ways that you can get your first marketplace users or suppliers onboarded.

We're making it easier to find jobs at top marketplace startups part of our community that are hiring.

Dan Orkin is the CMO at PangoBooks, a marketplace for buying & selling used books. Dan was also previously on the team at Reverb, which he shares more about with us and some of his marketplace learnings.

Payments as a growth channel: What B2B marketplaces need to know

Lara Vandenberg is the Founder & CEO of Publicist, a marketplace that connects a global network of communications & marketing talent with brands through project-based work. She shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

Our local community meetups are a way for the Everything Marketplaces community to meet & connect with others that are nearby.

Aisling Byrne is the Founder & CEO of Nuw, a marketplace that's reinventing the way fashion & clothes are being exchanged. She shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

We're excited to announce our partnership with Balance, the leading B2B marketplace payments solution.

Matthew Baron is the Founder & CEO of Gear Focus, an online marketplace for buying & selling camera gear. He shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

From growing to 950+ members, to launching our syndicate, 2021 was a big year for the Everything Marketplaces community. Here's our 2021 Recap & Year In Review.

John Koelliker is the Co-founder & CEO of Leland, an outcome-based coaching marketplace that's starting with MBA admissions. He shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

A way for the Everything Marketplaces community to back & support founders with capital.

Amanda Fried started Jawa, which is a marketplace for gamers to buy & sell PC parts. She shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

SaaS enabled marketplaces are becoming increasingly popular. This post shares more about them, how they can be uniquely positioned in some markets, & examples so you can get a better understanding of them.

Hunter Block started Offsiter, which is a marketplace for company retreats & team building experiences. He shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

We've created a list of the top 10 marketplace product leaders you should be following & know.

Ryan Amoils started MX Locker, which is a P2P marketplace for buying & selling riding gear, bike parts, and dirt bikes. He shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

Expanding into new markets as a marketplace can be challenging. This post provides a summary of the playbook Lawn Love used to launch & expand to 120+ markets.

Prashant Salla started FixMyCar, which makes it easy to book certified technicians for auto maintenance that come directly to your home or office. He shares more about it and what's ahead with us.

Building a successful online marketplace starts with proper planning at the earliest stages. This post covers questions you can ask yourself that will position you for success, before you even get started building your marketplace.

Andy Bauch started Morty, which makes it easy to discover & book thousands of escape rooms nearby. He shares more about it and his big plans ahead with us.

After 500+ members, we've made the Everything Marketplaces community even better. We're excited to relaunch the new & improved Everything Marketplaces.