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Greatest Hits: Investing in Marketplaces with Sarah Tavel and Nabeel Hyatt
Greatest Hits: Investing in Marketplaces with Sarah Tavel and Nabeel Hyatt
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2021
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Podcast episode
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We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), partner at Benchmark, and Nabeel Hyatt (@nabeel), partner at Spark Capital, joined Erik on this episode.They discussed:- Why they love investing in marketplaces and the evolution of marketplaces over the last decade.- Why the wave of Uber For X startups didn’t take off.- How they evaluate marketplaces, and why founders get confused about “which race they’re running” when creating a marketplace startup.- Where they’re excited about seeing more marketplaces and which spaces they advise founders to avoid.- The impact of SoftBank and their analysis of the current crop of public marketplace companies.- Common mistakes they see founders making in marketplace startups.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Released:
Aug 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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