Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. They had impressive GMV growth and strong cohort revenue retention, but their unit economics were upside-down. Both offered consumers a ton of convenience through their service.

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Marketplace as a Service Scale Underperforming Technical Team Construction 139

A Smart Bear

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The implication is that this was unknowable or bad luck, but the truth is, this was a predictable result of not understanding the market. Sometimes that’s a dream team that weathers the storm that sinks the other boats. The bad news is, you don’t know ahead of time what that thing will be. Multitasking is bad.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Startup 64

Neil Patel

JANUARY 20, 2021

Post your team photos like Zappos. Don’t Just Promote Products and Services. Bombarding your fans with 10 poor-quality updates in an hour. This same information can be used to construct your persona. It also makes for a powerful tool to market your products/services. Or, share inspirational graphics like me.

Social Media 145

Social Media Software Review Branding Engagement 145

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Bring your feelings, gut instinct, experience, and constructive emotion into the boardroom and sit at the table. Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. If you do something constructive with your doubt, and use it to advance yourself, it can be an asset. Invest in your development internally and externally.

Scale 130

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