A podcast telling the stories behind two-sided marketplace businesses and their founders/operators. By @thejamesmcaulay

London
Joined August 2017
Episode 3 of the Marketplace Mechanics Podcast is out NOW! New studio (thanks @RunwayEastLDN), new intro, and a fantastic new guest - @AndrewNeedham, CEO of @HeadBox, a marketplace for booking venues all over the UK & - as of last week - Ireland! 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 open.spotify.com/show/5LuiVX…
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Releasing a new episode of Marketplace Mechanics podcast this week! @MarketplacePod Have stepped up my game and used a pro studio + added in/outro music. If you'd like to hear a preview and give feedback before Weds, let me know.🎙 #podcast #marketplaces #podcasting
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This looks like it will be incredible.
"what's next for marketplace startups?" Am publishing a collab with @ljin18 on Monday morning with some answers :) We got some cool infographics, like this! Subscribe to my newsletter to get it when released: andrewchen.co
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Episode 2 with @jmchalayer, CEO and founder of @LeSalonApp, is out NOW! 🔊🔔🎙️ Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?eid=56819358 Apple Podcasts: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/… Google Podcasts: doesn't have a 'share URL' option 🤦‍♂️ Join the mailing list at marketplacemechanics.com 📫
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7. Fostering a sense of community on your marketplace 8. Beating the competition 9. Deciding on and refining a business model for your marketplace 10. Marketplace platform pricing: should you set the prices, or allow your suppliers to set their own? 11. Disintermediation
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And finally: 12. Biggest piece of advice you'd give to someone thinking about starting their own marketplace?
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Episode #2 is out today! If you're subscribed on RSS, you should be able to find it in your favourite podcast app. If not, I'll share the link here around lunchtime. #podcast #podcasting #marketplaces
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Marketplace Mechanics Podcast 🎙️ retweeted
4 lessons on how to scale a magical experience from Airbnb's @bchesky: 1. Pay passionate attention to your user. 2. Design an 11-star experience. 3. Figure out what part of that magical thing can scale. 4. Take advantage of the time before you scale. linkedin.com/pulse/how-scale…
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Marketplace Mechanics Podcast 🎙️ retweeted
Proud to share this in depth interview with @firstround on the nine lessons I've learned in building #classpass! classp.as/2x8gGiO
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Delighted to announce that after a long (and unplanned) hiatus, we'll be recording Episode 2 of the Marketplace Mechanics podcast tomorrow! More info soon... #marketplaces #startups #podcast #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #startup
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Marketplace Mechanics Podcast 🎙️ retweeted
Technology Innovation in Music Entrepreneurship @AndysHVC @sketchymedia @joinencore @ParrisOH @therealaimusic ow.ly/4w9230gkaiR
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