Sarah Tavel - Consumer & Marketplace Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.168]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy ›1:00:51 | Apr 7th, 2020
My guest this week is Sarah Tavel, a general partner at Benchmark, working alongside past guests Bill Gurley and Chetan Puttagunta. Sarah has a long history as both an investor and as an operator. Sh...Show More
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mm recommended:Aug 4th, 2020
Superb conversation with Sarah Tavel, first investor in Pinterest, past head of product there and now consumer investor at Benchmark. This is the best of her best thinking in marketplaces whether it's a marketplace of services, goods or content. So many great takeaways like marketplace liquidity, co...Show More
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mmSep 14th, 2020
@jvaill There's a part in here about product feature prioritization for power users vs non power users. Most of this is consumer marketplace focused, but interesting nevertheless.
jennx recommended:Aug 5th, 2020
Full of great insights on building successful marketplaces! On the chicken or the egg problem and how to get the network effect going. Getting a product right is about focusing on what works and focusing on that core action that makes users want to come back.
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