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Requests For Startups: Marketplaces with Jonathan Swanson and John Kobs

Today’s episode of Request for Startups features

In this Request for Startups throwback, Jonathan Swanson, founder of Thumbtack and Athena, with John Kobs, founder and CEO of Giant and Apartment List, joined Erik Torenberg to talk about their lessons from running their respective companies about what makes a good marketplace, and how prospective founders can find opportunities in the space. They also explore new opportunities for creating marketplaces from untapped market potential and integrating technology like VR and decentralized systems.


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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:05) Thumbtack's origin

(03:52) John’s vision on ApartmentList

(05:49) Evolution of marketplaces

(09:38) Challenges and opportunities in marketplaces

(15:01) Sponsor: Brave

(16:47) Difficulties in developing marketplaces for other industries

(17:40) Building liquidity and overcoming challenges

(25:30) Future of marketplaces and new opportunities

(32:32) Concept of marketplaces for new behaviors

(34:29) Jonathan’s request for startups

(38:47) Wrap

Discussion about this podcast

"Request for Startups"
"Request for Startups" with Erik Torenberg
Request for Startups is a show with tech insiders about products and companies that should exist, but haven’t yet. A rotating lineup of tech founders and investors join Erik Torenberg to share their requests for startups they want to exist in the world, and also share their stories of navigating the idea maze in different sectors so founders don’t have to reinvent the wheel anymore. Listen first, then build.
Guests in season 1 include Talia Goldberg, Greg Isenberg, Romeen Sheth, Aashay Sanghvi, Imran Khan, Qiao Wang, Gagan Biyani, Nick deWilde and more
Request for Startups is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co