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What’s next for marketplace startups? Reinventing the $10 trillion service economy, that’s what.

Andrew Chen

Let’s start by looking at where the service economy is right now and why it’s resisted a full scale transformation by software. It’s a huge leap in terms of user experience over Craigslist’s Childcare section. What’s next: The future of Service Marketplaces (2018-?). Future opportunities.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. As a result of this experience, I’m often asked what I’d recommend startups do to grow supply in their marketplace. Cost: Small.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

As the number of homes on Airbnb scaled from around 100,000 in 2012 to over 6 million today, I led teams tackling everything from supply growth, to guest booking conversion, to marketplace quality. As a result of this experience, I’m often asked what I’d recommend startups do to grow supply in their marketplace. Cost: Small.