Can you validate your marketplace idea without building a platform? This Backstage episode with Makerist founder Axel Heinz proves you can—and should!

Are you building a scalable marketplace? In this Backstage episode, investor Axel Bard Bringéus shares how he knows a marketplace has large-scale potential.

If you want your B2B marketplace to thrive, help your users succeed. Printify CEO James Berdigans tells more in this episode of The Backstage interviews.

There are still large markets left for marketplaces to conquer. Ben Narasin explains how to win over a large market in this episode of The Backstage video series.

Kyōyū, Canon's first-ever gear-sharing marketplace, was built on Sharetribe Flex. What benefits does the Fortune 500 company see in the sharing economy?

What makes a marketplace defensible against competitors? Carmen Alfonso Rico explains all about defensibility in this episode of The Backstage video series.

FJLab's co-founder explains his investment thesis. Grinda says marketplace entrepreneurs should focus more on understanding their unit economics.

This episode of The Backstage video series brings you the success story of the B2B catering marketplace Lemoncat. Featuring founder & CEO Doreen Huber.

Welcome to the first video of The Backstage! In this episode, Speedinvest's Mathias Ockenfels tells us what kinds of marketplaces get investors excited.

How can a marketplace startup compete with platform giants? Connor Gillivan, co-founder and CMO of the freelance marketplace FreeeUp, shares their story.

If customers convert into providers on your marketplace, Brian Rothenberg says you might be on to something magical: cross-side demonstration virality. This is the fifth article in a series covering our favorite talks from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco.

This article discusses James Currier's 19 actionable tactics to solve the chicken and egg problem for marketplaces. This is the fourth article in a series covering our favourite talks from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco.

A long list of actionable tips for marketplace entrepreneurs, courtesy of Josh Breinlinger, Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures. This is the third article in a series covering our favourite talks from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco.

UrbanSitter COO Sarah Rose gave an insightful talk on geographic expansion at the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco. This is the second article in a series covering our favourite talks at the conference.

This article series brings you some marketplace wisdom and inspiration from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco. In this article, we discuss a talk about building trust by Upwork’s VP of Product Management, Jessica Tiwari.

Stasher co-founder and CCO Anthony Collias reveals how Stasher validated their business idea, built their tech, found partners and funders, and expanded the marketplace to three continents.