Love what a founder told me earlier today:
"I bootstrapped to make mistakes and learn. I went on to raise venture capital when I was ready to capitalize on the lessons."
I’m excited to share some big news.
Today we’re announcing Marketplace Capital (@marketplacevc), which is our new $10M venture fund for backing early stage marketplaces.
Here’s more about it & why I’m so excited:
Every 2-3 months I spend some time rereading The Cold Start Problem by @andrewchen
I've lost count of how many times I've done so by now, but I always have new notes & learnings from it every time I do.
I highly recommend reading it if you're starting a marketplace, since it
I just launched my first guide (or book), The Guide To No Code Marketplaces!
It’s everything you need to know about building & running a no code marketplace.
It’s years of experience, learnings, and insights packed into 30+ pages and completely FREE.
guides.everythingmarketplaces.com
Carrd (@carrd) is a simple, yet powerful no code tool.
Here’s how I used it to build a niche community & site with resources that’s generated 5-figures in revenue 👇
Finally spending time diving into the new @stripe 1099 reporting integration for Connect accounts & have to say this is a game changer for marketplaces.
The Payable acquisition & integration was such a great move by Stripe and both myself & other marketplace founders thank you.
The second edition of The Guide To No Code Marketplaces is now live!
It's 50+ pages packed with everything you need to know about building, launching, & scaling a marketplace using no code.
The best part is that I’m making it free.
If you're not paying attention, the @Airbnb product releases are a masterclass on how to roll out new features & updates while speaking directly to your users.
Each release gets better, but the latest one with @bchesky speaking directly to hosts really raised the bar.
"Our overnight success took 1,000 days."
This quote by @bchesky is a great reminder for founders to not give up when starting a marketplace & it gets challenging.
Excited to finally share what I’ve been working on the past few months.
Everything Marketplaces (@marketplaceshq) is a community for marketplace founders & operators.
Today’s our big day & we just launched!
If you're a founder that's struggling, alone this Christmas evening, and need someone to talk to my DM's are open.
I've been through a lot and while I'm not intending to give advice, I'm offering an open ear & someone to chat with during what might be tough times.
