Fabrice Grinda (@fabricegrinda), entrepreneur and angel investor, joins Erik on this episode.They discuss:- What Fabrice believes about marketplaces and the trend towards verticalization that VCs don’t believe.- How they evaluate investments and the four criteria that they use to determine whether they will invest or not.- His breakdown of some of the failed marketplace startups.- What you need to know if you’re building a marketplace business in 2020.- His analysis of marketplaces for home school, child care, therapy, construction, and more.- How this intersects with the future of work and the future of food.- Why certain legacy marketplaces have managed to stick around.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.
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