marketplace
also referred to as: marketplaces
5 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 26, 2019 by Dan Hockenmaier · across every show →
Everything said about marketplace, oldest first
Jun 26, 2019 positive
Hockenmaier: Marketplace North Star metrics must measure both sides
“In general for marketplaces, you know, the kind of North Star or the top metric is not something like weakly active users because you need something that combines both sides of the marketplace. So in our case, it was transactions or requests placed.”
Dec 15, 2022 neutral
Dec 15, 2022 neutral
Epstein: SaaS, transactional, and marketplaces make up 67% of top YC startups
“First is that SaaS businesses actually make up 31% of the top 100 YC companies. Transactional businesses make up 22% of the top 100 YC companies and marketplaces actually make up 14%. So just with these three business models, SaaS, transactional, and marketpla…”
Dec 15, 2022 bullish
Epstein: Marketplaces are the business model most likely to be winner-take-all
“The interesting takeaway here is that marketplaces are most likely to build winner-take-all companies. They tend to become so big and dominant in their industry that it doesn't leave much room or market share for other competitors once marketplaces actually ge…”