Description
The Marketplace Academy Podcast by Sharetribe is all about starting and running a marketplace business.
Episodes
- 2025 / 5 / 14Introducing a new podcast: Sharetribe Founder Stories - Marcel Fairbairn of GearSource**This is a one-off cross-promotional episode of our new podcast: Sharetribe Founder Stories.**This new podcast features interviews with founders building successful online marketplaces with Sharetribe....
- 2024 / 1 / 30Bonus: Introducing the new SharetribeLearn how Sharetribe has been helping marketplace founders succeed for a decade. This bonus episode walks you through key moments in Sharetribe's history, from launching the world's first no-code marketplace...
- 2023 / 12 / 20S03E06: Link building for marketplacesBacklinks are votes of confidence from other websites to your marketplace. This final article of our marketplace SEO series discusses how you can build quality backlinks for your marketplace.Article available...
- 2023 / 12 / 13S03E05: Keyword-targeted content marketing for marketplacesIn the previous episode of this series, we learned about doing keyword research for a marketplace. Now it’s time to put those keywords to work.Article available at:Keyword-targeted content marketing for...
- 2023 / 12 / 6S03E04: Keyword research for marketplacesThis episode helps you find your initial set of keywords and get started with a marketplace keyword strategy.Article available at:Keyword research for marketplaces. Mira Muurinen, Marketplace Academy Sources...
- 2023 / 11 / 29S03E03: Technical SEO for marketplacesThis episode introduces the basics of technical SEO and suggests ways to tackle common technical marketplace SEO issues.Article available at:Technical SEO for marketplaces. Mira Muurinen, Marketplace...
- 2023 / 11 / 22S03E02: Opportunities and challenges of marketplace SEOHow to avoid common marketplace SEO pitfalls – and tap into the unique opportunities.Article available at:Opportunities and challenges of marketplace SEO. Mira Muurinen, Marketplace Academy Sources and...
- 2023 / 11 / 15S03E01: Marketplace SEO – The complete guideThis series gives you a comprehensive introduction to SEO, tailored specifically to online marketplaces. The first episode looks at what investing in marketplace SEO entails, how to estimate the potential...
- 2023 / 2 / 6Bonus: Having clear user journeys helps your marketplace SEO with Gregory Edwards (BlueArray)For our final SEO expert interview, Sharetribe’s Head of Content Mira spoke with Gregory Edwards, Senior SEO Manager at BlueArray, a UK-based SEO agency and consultancy. They discuss what Gregory has learned...
- 2023 / 1 / 17Bonus: Weave SEO into your marketplace right from the start with Michael Caldwell (Petworks)Sharetribe’s Head of Content Mira and marketplace founder Michael Caldwell discuss what sets marketplaces apart from other websites in terms of SEO. In the late 1990s, Michael founded GigMasters (now The...
- 2022 / 12 / 23Bonus: SEO can drastically improve a marketplace’s bottom line with Mike van der Heijden (Portal Ventures)In this episode of the Marketplace Academy Podcast, Sharetribe’s Head of Content Mira interviews Mike van der Heijden, founder of Portal Ventures. They talk about the challenges and opportunities of...
- 2022 / 9 / 6S02E06: How to fund your marketplace without giving up equityIn the final episode of this season, the complete guide to marketplace funding, Sharetribe CEO Juho presents three non-dilutive marketplace funding options: loans, grants, and revenue-based financing.Article...
- 2022 / 8 / 30S02E05: How to crowdfund your marketplaceYour marketplace startup funding options aren’t limited to bootstrapping or raising venture capital. Listen to our CEO Juho’s best tips on an increasingly popular startup funding method: crowdfunding.Article...
- 2022 / 8 / 23S02E04: How to raise venture capital for your marketplaceHow to prepare for a VC funding round? How to choose the right investor and catch their attention? How to close the deal? This episode is Sharetribe’s CEO Juho’s complete guide to raising venture capital for...
- 2022 / 8 / 16S02E03: Why raise venture capital for your marketplace – and why notAre you building a marketplace to make a lucrative exit? Get rich? Change the world? Listen to Sharetribe CEO Juho’s advice on if and when to bring VCs onboard.Article available at: Marketplace funding: Why...
- 2022 / 8 / 9S02E02: How to bootstrap your marketplaceIn this episode, Sharetribe CEO Juho discusses an approach familiar to most early-stage marketplace founders: self-funding, or "bootstrapping".Article available at:Â Marketplace funding: How to bootstrap your...
- 2022 / 8 / 2S02E01: Complete guide to marketplace fundingHow much funding does a successful marketplace need, and what is the best funding source? This episode of Marketplace Academy by Sharetribe CEO Juho Makkonen answers these questions.Article available...
- 2022 / 5 / 27S01E16: How to turn your marketplace into a communityThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace was written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen. All articles are available in Marketplace Academy and as a book, Lean Marketplace. This episode...
- 2022 / 5 / 24S01E15: How to build trust in your marketplaceIt is chapter fifteen of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 5 / 20S01E14: How to measure your marketplace's successThe Practical Guide is a series of articles about how to start your own marketplace business by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen, available in Marketplace Academy. This podcast brings you the content in...
- 2022 / 5 / 17S01E13: How to find the best marketplace growth strategiesThe Practical guide is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen. All articles are available in Marketplace Academy and as a book, Lean Marketplace.Article available at:How to find the best marketplace...
- 2022 / 5 / 13S01E12: How to launch your marketplaceIt is chapter twelve of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 5 / 10S01E11: How to build your marketplace supplyThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is a series of articles about how to start your own marketplace business by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen, available in Marketplace Academy. This...
- 2022 / 5 / 6S01E10: How to design your marketplace transaction flowThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen. All articles are available in Marketplace Academy and as a book, Lean Marketplace. Article available...
- 2022 / 5 / 3S01E09: How to help your customers find what they’re looking forIt is chapter nine of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 4 / 29S01E08: How to communicate your marketplace value propositionThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is a series of articles about how to start your own marketplace business by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen, available in Marketplace Academy. This...
- 2022 / 4 / 27S01E07: How to build a Minimum Viable PlatformIt is chapter seven of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 4 / 6S01E06: How to validate your marketplace idea before building the platformThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho Makkonen. All articles are available in Marketplace Academy and as a book, Lean Marketplace.Article available...
- 2022 / 4 / 6S01E05: How to define your marketplace pricingThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is a series of articles about how to start your own marketplace business by Christobal Gracia and Juho Makkonen, available in Marketplace Academy. This...
- 2022 / 4 / 6S01E04: How to discourage marketplace leakageThis is the fourth chapter of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christobal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 4 / 6S01E03: How to choose the right marketplace business modelThe Practical Guide to building an online marketplace is written by Christobal Gracia and Juho Makkonen. All articles are available in Marketplace Academy and as a book, Lean Marketplace. Article available...
- 2022 / 4 / 6S01E02: How to find a great marketplace ideaThe Practical Guide is a series of articles about how to start your own marketplace business by Christobal Gracia and Juho Makkonen, available in Marketplace Academy. This podcast brings you the content in...
- 2022 / 3 / 25S01E01: What you need to know before starting your marketplace businessThis is chapter one of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and is written by Christóbal Gracia and Juho...
- 2022 / 3 / 24Trailer: Marketplace Academy PodcastDo you have a great marketplace idea but don’t know where to start? Are you inspired by the sharing economy? Do you want to learn about all things marketplace?If yes, this podcast is for you. It walks you...