The Growth Equation
Join Rahul and Greg on their journey to discover the elusive Growth Equation. They endeavor to figure out exactly what it takes to build high performance companies, teams, and business functions by interviewing incredible entrepreneurs, innovators, and growth leaders.
The Growth Equation
The Keys for scaling a Sustainable Marketplace Business with Marketplace Leader, Blake Connoy
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Rahul Goel & Greg Leach
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Season 1
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Episode 20
Marketplace are some of the toughest businesses to scale but what makes it so tough? Should you be supply or demand led when scaling?
The jury is still out if marketplaces can ever be profitable and if you wonder wonder if these businesses can build sustainable growth then today is a can't miss episode.
In today's episode we got to bring on Blake Connnoy, Founder of Hurrahome a consumer marketplace. Blake has dedicated years of his life within the marketplace space and shares his perspective on the keys and challenges of scaling these types of businesses.
In this episode you will learn from Blake the following:
- The right unit economics to focus on when scaling
- If you should be supply or demand led marketplace business
- Why marketplaces are so tough to scale
- What will happen with marketplaces in a post COVID world