{"id":20803,"date":"2023-08-15T15:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabricegrinda.com\/?p=20803"},"modified":"2025-07-07T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:29:10","slug":"masterclass-with-everything-marketplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/masterclass-with-everything-marketplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterclass with Everything Marketplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had a fun group chat led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yoroomie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Williams<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everythingmarketplaces.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everything Marketplaces<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My previous operator experience &amp; key learnings from OLX.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An overview of FJ Labs as a leading early-stage venture fund that&#8217;s backed over 1,000+ startups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What we look for in marketplaces that we invest in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketplace metrics &amp; benchmarks for the Seed stage when fundraising today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trends with the rise of B2B marketplaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The biggest mistakes that early-stage marketplace founders often make.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fundraising tips.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EM Group Chat #138: Leading Marketplace &amp; Investor Insights With Fabrice Grinda From FJ Labs\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94vVodLisBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">0:06<\/a>&nbsp;Intro<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=79s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1:19<\/a>&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s background<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=249s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4:09<\/a>&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s experience scaling OLX &amp; key learnings<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=528s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8:48<\/a>&nbsp;An overview of FJ Labs as a leading early stage venture fund<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=642s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10:42<\/a>&nbsp;The metrics &amp; benchmarks for Pre-Seed &amp; Seed stage marketplaces<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=811s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13:31<\/a>&nbsp;Trends with the rise of B2B marketplaces &amp; marketplace design changing<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1071s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17:51<\/a>&nbsp;How investors evaluate B2B marketplaces at the earliest stages<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1194s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19:54<\/a>&nbsp;The geographies that FJ Labs invests in &amp; opportunities for marketplaces in emerging markets<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1303s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">21:43<\/a>&nbsp;Mistakes that early stage marketplace founders often make<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1468s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24:28<\/a>&nbsp;Fundraising tips for early stage marketplace founders<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1677s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">27:57<\/a>&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on using supply to help drive marketplace demand<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=1846s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30:46<\/a>&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on B2B marketplaces starting out with a narrow vertical focus vs. being more horizontal<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=2004s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">33:24<\/a>&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on opportunities for marketplaces to leverage AI<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=2315s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">38:35<\/a>&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on metrics &amp; benchmarks that investors use the evaluate marketplaces at the Series A stage<br>&#x200d;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94vVodLisBY&amp;t=2469s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">41:09<\/a>&nbsp;Parting marketplace advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a fun group chat led by Mike Williams on Everything Marketplaces. We covered: 0:06&nbsp;Intro&#x200d;1:19&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s background&#x200d;4:09&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s experience scaling OLX &amp; key learnings&#x200d;8:48&nbsp;An overview of FJ Labs as a leading &hellip; <a href=\"\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":20806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews-fireside-chats","category-marketplaces"],"acf":[],"contentUpdated":"Masterclass with Everything Marketplaces. Categories - Interviews &amp; Fireside Chats, Marketplaces. Date-Posted - 2023-08-15T15:09:15 . \n I had a fun group chat led by Mike Williams on Everything Marketplaces.\n We covered:\n My previous operator experience &amp; key learnings from OLX.\n An overview of FJ Labs as a leading early-stage venture fund that&#8217;s backed over 1,000+ startups.\n What we look for in marketplaces that we invest in.\n Marketplace metrics &amp; benchmarks for the Seed stage when fundraising today.\n Trends with the rise of B2B marketplaces.\n The biggest mistakes that early-stage marketplace founders often make.\n Fundraising tips.\n Much more!\n 0:06&nbsp;Intro&#x200d;1:19&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s background&#x200d;4:09&nbsp;Fabrice&#8217;s experience scaling OLX &amp; key learnings&#x200d;8:48&nbsp;An overview of FJ Labs as a leading early stage venture fund&#x200d;10:42&nbsp;The metrics &amp; benchmarks for Pre-Seed &amp; Seed stage marketplaces&#x200d;13:31&nbsp;Trends with the rise of B2B marketplaces &amp; marketplace design changing&#x200d;17:51&nbsp;How investors evaluate B2B marketplaces at the earliest stages&#x200d;19:54&nbsp;The geographies that FJ Labs invests in &amp; opportunities for marketplaces in emerging markets&#x200d;21:43&nbsp;Mistakes that early stage marketplace founders often make&#x200d;24:28&nbsp;Fundraising tips for early stage marketplace founders&#x200d;27:57&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on using supply to help drive marketplace demand&#x200d;30:46&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on B2B marketplaces starting out with a narrow vertical focus vs. being more horizontal&#x200d;33:24&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on opportunities for marketplaces to leverage AI&#x200d;38:35&nbsp;Group Q&amp;A on metrics &amp; benchmarks that investors use the evaluate marketplaces at the Series A stage&#x200d;41:09&nbsp;Parting marketplace advice\n ","Category":["Interviews &amp; Fireside Chats","Marketplaces"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20803"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59285,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20803\/revisions\/59285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}