Wilson: Care.com conversion rate was below 2% when he joined
Brad Wilson · Slow down in order to scale (with Care.com CEO Brad Wilson) | Masters of Scale · Jun 25, 2026 · at 8:02
Care.com CEO Brad Wilson describes the metrics and substandard conversion rates of the platform when he joined the management team.
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“Most marketplaces, I always say, convert between two and six percent. We were south of the two percent number.”
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