Two-Sided - The Marketplace Podcast
Episodes
[Bonus Episode] Dribbble's controversial pivot to a lead-gen marketplace with Constantine Anastasakis (CEO @ Dribbble)
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! It’s a Two-Sided bonus episode! Sjoerd sat down with Constantine Anastasakis, CEO of Dribbble, to discuss their transition from an online ...
Introducing a new podcast: Sharetribe Founder Stories - Marcel Fairbairn of GearSource
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**This is a one-off cross-promotional episode of our new podcast: Sharetribe Founder Stories.**This new podcast features interviews with founders buil...
S3E09: Season 3 Recap: six key takeaways
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, Sjoerd wraps up Season 3 of Two-Sided, summarizing key lessons from eight insightful conversations with leading marketplace inve...
S3E08 - Building defensible marketplaces: insights on network effects and AI - Pete Flint (NFX)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the world of marketplaces with Pete Flint, co-founder of NFX, one of the leading venture firms specializing in network e...
S3E07 - Disrupting Legacy Industries with B2B Marketplaces - Laurens Groenendijk & Bas Rieter (DFF)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the world of B2B marketplace investments with Laurens Groenendrijk and Bas Rieter from DFF Ventures. With years of exper...
S3E06 - From first revenue to breakout success - Colin Gardiner (Yonder.vc)
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Colin Gardiner, a seasoned operator and investor in the marketplace space. From his experience scaling Outdoorsy to...
S3E05 - Founders and speed: finding and funding scalable marketplaces - Jeroen Arts (Speedinvest)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Two-Sided, we explore how early-stage marketplace investors like Jeroen Arts at Speedinvest evaluate and support marketplace founde...
S3E04 - Navigating marketplace growth: Lateral attacks and the power of the niche - Mira Mihaylova (Piton Capital)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Mira Mihaylova from Piton Capital. Since its inception in 2010, Piton Capital has focused solely on network effects ...
S3E03 - What turns a good marketplace into a great marketplace? - Andrew Blachman (Marketplace Capital)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andrew Blachman, co-founder of Marketplace Capital, shares his wealth of experience in building and investing in online marketplaces....
S3E02 - Four steps to evaluate a network effects business - Sameer Singh (SpeedInvest / Breadcrumb.vc)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we'll talk to Sameer Singh, an angel investor known for his excellent blog on network effects, Breadcrumb.vc, former Atomico Angel, a...
S3E01 - Lessons from investing in 1,100+ network businesses with Jose Marin of FJ Labs.
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief hiatus, Two-sided—the marketplace podcast is back! I’m super excited to kick off season three of the podcast with a chat with Jose ...
Two-Sided Season 3 coming out next week! - Trailer
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season three of Two-Sided is here, and we’re switching focus. After exploring the experiences of entrepreneurs and founders in previous seasons, we ...
Sharetribe launched on Product Hunt!
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special, one-off mini-episode of Two-sided, Sjoerd asks for your help and reflects back on the past ten years of building marketplace software...
S2E12 - Season 2 Recap: six essentials insights from this season
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode, Sjoerd looks back at season 2. He highlights the top takeaways that any early-stage marketplace entrepreneur can use, and backs...
S2E11 - How a comic book community turned into a marketplace - Gene Miguel (Shortboxed)
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A community can be a strong foundation for a marketplace. In the early days, it helps with onboarding initial supply and demand and creates trust. Lat...
S2E10 - Growing a marketplace through perseverance - Trisha Bantigue (Queenly)
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, the story of the founder can be just as interesting as the story of the marketplace.In the case of Trisha Bantigue, this is certainly the c...
S2E09 - How Drive lah balances speed vs. quality - Gaurav Singhal (Drive lah)
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First-time marketplace founders often struggle to balance speed to market and marketplace quality. On the one hand, launching an MVP as fast as possi...
S2E08 - How Curtsy drove $25M annual GMV with a team of 6 - David Oates (Curtsy)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marketplaces have conquered some industries earlier and faster than others. Besides home-sharing and ride-haling, one such industry is fashion. The Eu...
S2E07 - Why you shouldn’t underestimate the power of sales for your marketplace - Jason Bergman (MarketPryce)
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Bergman thinks most marketplace founders underestimate the power of sales.Jason is a big sports fan and has always loved working in sales. Befor...
S2E06 - Having fun building your business is a competitive advantage - Andrew Gazdecki (MicroAcquire)
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Gazdecki loves building businesses. He was the weird kid in high school with an eBay store. He built and sold a job board in college. He used t...
S2E05 - How a passion turned into a marketplace - Dirk Fehse (PaulCamper)
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm talking to Dirk Fehse, founder and CEO of PaulCamper, Europe's leading marketplace for RV rentals.Many of us have probably daydreamed about spendi...
S2E04 - How to start a marketplace in an industry you know nothing about - Emmanuel Nataf (Reedsy)
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In business school, Emmanuel Nataf and his friends were bored. They were more interested in startups and tech than studying, and so they decided to st...
S2E03 - Focus on a problem that you have experienced yourself - James Younger (TempStars)
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing is half the battle, said the wise man G.I. Joe at the end of each episode. This rings doubly true for James Younger of TempStars, a marketpla...
S2E02 - Transforming from a network to a marketplace - James McAulay (Encore)
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I spoke to James McAulay, CEO & co-founder of Encore, a marketplace for booking musicians. We speak about how James combined his...
S2E01 - Lessons from two decades in two-sided platforms - Casey Winters (Eventbrite)
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off the season with a deep-dive by Casey Winters, one of the most knowledgable and experienced two-sided platform people out there. Casey star...
Two-Sided Season 2 - Trailer
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is coming. Finally. Two-Sided Season 2. I know many of you have been waiting a long time. A big thanks to everyone who has reached out me since the...
S1E12 - Season 1 Recap: Five takeaways from this season
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look back at season 1. I distill five interesting takeaways that any early-stage marketplace entrepreneur can use, and I have picke...
S1E11 - From mowing lawns to tech entrepreneur - Bryan Clayton (Greenpal)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Clayton, co-founder and CEO of Greenpal, tells the story behind Greenpal, the marketplace for lawn care, and how he transformed himself from a b...
S1E10 - Lessons learned from building Kickstarter - Charles Adler (co-founder Kickstarter)
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Adler, co-founder of Kickstarter, shares how Kickstarter began and how they grew organically while maintaining the quality and the vibe.
S1E9 - Dealing with trust and Covid-19 in a travel industry marketplace - Jacob Wedderburn-Day (Stasher)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Wedderburn-Day tells Sjoerd about building Stasher fresh out of university and dealing with the pandemic in a travel industry marketplace.
S1E8 - Free marketplaces will disappear - Ryan Gill (Communo)
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Gills shares how Communo got started, why he thinks Fiverr & UpWork are in a race to the bottom, why they built a community that is about giv...
S1E7 - Building an enterprise gateway marketplace - Kevin Lustig (Scientist.com)
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Lustig: [00:00:00] So we literally have a press release [laughs] from September 15th, 2008, you know, saying they were launching this platform, ...
S1E6 - Talent marketplaces and the future of work - Sophie Adelman (WhiteHat/ex-Hired)
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Adelman: [00:00:00] But I think people forget that all of these companies started off with humans going out into the streets and making that bu...
S1E5 - Embrace, don't replace the middleman - Michael DeGiorgio (Crexi)
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TS_Michael_MasterMichael DeGiorgio: [00:00:00] And I kind of, in the back of my mind, thought, "If nothing else, you know, this'll be a platform that ...
S1E4 - Talk to your users before building anything - Charles Armitage (Florence)
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sjoerd Handgraaf: [00:00:15] Welcome to two-sided, the marketplace podcast brought to you by Sharetribe.Sjoerd Handgraaf: [00:00:23] Hi, I'm Sjoerd CM...
S1E3 - Building a marketplace for a fragmented market with complex workflows - Ruthie Amaru (Freightos)
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Ruthie Amaru, CEO of Freightos, the world's biggest marketplace for freight. We’ll talk about how to serve fragmented markets, with comp...
S1E2 - Optimize for quality and productivity in your marketplace - Josh Breinlinger (Jackson Square Ventures)
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Josh Breinlinger to dive into his long history with online marketplaces. Josh was early at oDesk and Rev.com and has invested in seve...
S1E1 - Build something people want - Lenny Rachitsky (ex-Airbnb)
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sjoerd Handgraaf: [00:00:23] Hello and welcome to two-sided. I am Sjoerd CMO at Sharetribe, and I'm your host. And this episode I talked to Lenny Rach...
Two-Sided - The Marketplace Podcast - An Introduction
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hi and welcome to Two-Sided, the podcast about building an online marketplace business. My name is Sjoerd, I am your host and also the CMO at Sharetri...