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This blog post helps highlight some of our recent group chats that we’ve had with founders from marketplaces like Flexport, AptDeco, SidelineSwap, Skillshare, and Papa sharing how they’re leveraging AI, along with leading investors sharing specific opportunities for marketplaces to leverage AI. We recommend referencing these clips from our past group chats to learn how marketplaces can leverage AI.
Ryan Petersen is the Founder & CEO of Flexport, which is a leading supply chain & global logistics platform. Ryan helped answer a question during the group Q&A to share how Flexport is leveraging AI for improving operational efficiencies.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Ryan here.
Reham Fagiri is the Co-founder & CEO of AptDeco, which is the largest marketplace for buying & selling furniture. Reham helped answer a question during the group Q&A and share how AptDeco is leveraging AI as a leading resale marketplace.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Reham here.
Brendan Candon is the Co-founder & CEO of SidelineSwap, which is one the largest marketplaces for buying & selling sporting equipment. Brendan shared how SidelineSwap is leveraging AI internally for development, operations, and to also improve the SidelineSwap user experience.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Brendan here.
Matt Cooper is the CEO of Skillshare, which is one of the largest marketplaces for online learning & education. Matt shared how Skillshare is leveraging AI, along with how creators are using it to help create courses for Skillshare.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Matt here.
Andrew Parker is the Founder & CEO of Papa, which is a marketplace that pairs older adults and families with companions for assistance and care. Andrew shared how Papa is leveraging AI as a leading healthcare marketplace.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Andrew here.
Neel Murthy is a Partner at Pioneer Fund, which is an early-stage venture fund that has backed marketplaces like Snackpass and Shef. Neel shared a few opportunities that he sees for marketplaces to leverage AI, along with new marketplaces to be created.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Neel here.
Deb Liu was previously the CEO of Ancestry, at Facebook for 11+ years where she led the launch of Facebook Marketplace, and before that was at eBay/PayPal. Deb shared specific opportunities she sees for marketplaces to not only leverage AI, but also new marketplaces to be created.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Deb here.
Jason Bornstein is a Partner at Forerunner, which is a leading venture fund that’s backed marketplaces like Faire and HotelTonight. Jason shared specific opportunities he sees for marketplaces to leverage AI, along with new marketplaces to be created.
Note that you can also see the full recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Jason here.
These founders & leaders have been incredibly generous in contributing their time to share about their experience, insights, and learnings with us. We'd like to mention a huge thanks to them for doing so and also actively supporting founders in the community. Hopefully these clips are helpful references for learning more about how you can not only leverage AI with marketplaces, but also some of the new opportunities for marketplaces to be created.
Want to connect with other founders to discuss this in the community? You can see where this was posted in the community and join the discussion here.
