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Yoroomie
@Yoroomie
Founder of Everything Marketplaces (@marketplaceshq). Always working with & investing in marketplaces at everythingmarketplaces.com
Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2014
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    Love what a founder told me earlier today: "I bootstrapped to make mistakes and learn. I went on to raise venture capital when I was ready to capitalize on the lessons."
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    I’m excited to share some big news. Today we’re announcing Marketplace Capital (@marketplacevc), which is our new $10M venture fund for backing early stage marketplaces. Here’s more about it & why I’m so excited:
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    Every 2-3 months I spend some time rereading The Cold Start Problem by @andrewchen I've lost count of how many times I've done so by now, but I always have new notes & learnings from it every time I do. I highly recommend reading it if you're starting a marketplace, since it
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    I just launched my first guide (or book), The Guide To No Code Marketplaces! It’s everything you need to know about building & running a no code marketplace. It’s years of experience, learnings, and insights packed into 30+ pages and completely FREE. guides.everythingmarketplaces.com
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    Using Twitter as a founder to listen to & value community feedback at its best. If @bchesky find time to do it while running @Airbnb, you can too.
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    Carrd (@carrd) is a simple, yet powerful no code tool. Here’s how I used it to build a niche community & site with resources that’s generated 5-figures in revenue 👇
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    Finally spending time diving into the new @stripe 1099 reporting integration for Connect accounts & have to say this is a game changer for marketplaces. The Payable acquisition & integration was such a great move by Stripe and both myself & other marketplace founders thank you.
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    The second edition of The Guide To No Code Marketplaces is now live! It's 50+ pages packed with everything you need to know about building, launching, & scaling a marketplace using no code. The best part is that I’m making it free.
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    If you're not paying attention, the @Airbnb product releases are a masterclass on how to roll out new features & updates while speaking directly to your users. Each release gets better, but the latest one with @bchesky speaking directly to hosts really raised the bar.
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    "Our overnight success took 1,000 days." This quote by @bchesky is a great reminder for founders to not give up when starting a marketplace & it gets challenging.
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    Excited to finally share what I’ve been working on the past few months. Everything Marketplaces (@marketplaceshq) is a community for marketplace founders & operators. Today’s our big day & we just launched!
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    Who's building or working on a marketplace startup this weekend?
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    If you're a founder that's struggling, alone this Christmas evening, and need someone to talk to my DM's are open. I've been through a lot and while I'm not intending to give advice, I'm offering an open ear & someone to chat with during what might be tough times.