Marketplaces

How to build trust in a marketplace

Lessons from Lyft, Rover, Thumbtack, Snackpass, Peerspace, Shef, and more

Jun 14, 2022 •

Lenny Rachitsky

The most important marketplace metrics to track

Q: I’m building a marketplace and am wondering, what KPIs should I focus on and track?

Mar 29, 2022 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How marketplaces win

Your three paths to marketplace success

Aug 3, 2021 •

Lenny Rachitsky

Kickstarting supply in a labor marketplace

Growth lessons from over a dozen of today's fastest-growing labor marketplaces

Jul 13, 2021 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How long it takes to find Product-Market Fit

Stories from Cameo, DoorDash, Uber, Faire, Hipcamp, and more

Jun 1, 2021 •

Lenny Rachitsky

What They'd Do Differently 🔮 Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Insights from today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Dec 19, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

Maintaining Quality 🏅 Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Insights from today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Dec 17, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

Accelerating Growth at Scale 🔥 Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Insights from today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Dec 13, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How To Know If You're Supply or Demand Constrained 🤹‍♂️ - Phase 2 of Kickstarting and Scaling a Marketplace Business

Insights from today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Dec 10, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 4: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Growing Initial Demand (plus a Bonus!)

Rare insights from today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Dec 3, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 3: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Growing Initial Supply

Rare insights from 17 of today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Nov 25, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

How to Kickstart and Scale a Marketplace Business – Part 2: Cracking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem 🐣 - Supply vs. Demand

Rare insights from 17 of today's biggest marketplaces, including Airbnb, DoorDash, Thumbtack, Etsy, Uber and many more

Nov 22, 2019 •

Lenny Rachitsky

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