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Marketplace Memo #14

AWS Launches AI Agent Marketplace, Opendoor Stock Up 180%, Polymarket Buys QCEX for $112M, Swimply CEO is Back, OpenSea Acquires Rally, Turo Acquires Kyte Assets, AirGarage Raises $23M and Much More!
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Marketplace Memo #13
Kalanick Robotaxi Reboot, Shopify Opens Up to OpenAI, Bumble CEO lays off 30%, Mercor Gets Offers up to $10B, Clutch Reaches $1B Car Sales, Kalshi…
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Vampire Attacks: How Marketplaces Overcome the Chicken-and-Egg Problem
The chicken or the egg growth strategy that helped launch marketplaces like Airbnb, Uber, and Thumbtack by pulling users from established platforms like…
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Marketplace Memo #12
Meta’s Bet on Scale AI Scales AI Marketplaces, Amazon Bedrock AI Marketplace, DoorDash Ads Hit $1B, Peloton Launches Marketplace, Temu Loses 58% of U.S…
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Marketplace Memo #11
Airbnb Launches Services, Doordash $1.2B SevenRooms Acquisition, Instacart and Tinder CEOs Step Down, Uber Partners with OpenTable and Turo, Wander…
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Marketplace Memo #10
Facebook Marketplace has 1.2B MAU, Fora raises $35M, Lyft going to Europe, Turo layoffs, Temu cuts all Google Shopping Ads, Thumbtack makes $400M in…
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Marketplace Memo #9
Uber partners with Opentable, Solace raises $60M, Cargado raises $12M, Tinder AI Flirting Bot, Illicit Marketplace Does $24B, AppSumo is 15, Amazon Lets…
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Marketplace Memo #8
Stubhub IPO, Mercor at $100M Run Rate, Napster Comeback, Flexport Lawsuit, Pickle Raises $12M and Much More!
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