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Discover insights from top Marketplace industry CEOs and founders. Learn how they built successful two-sided marketplaces and their strategies for solving the chicken-and-egg problem.

Marketplace Industry

Marketplace

4 interviews

Marketplace Industry Interviews

Explore interviews with founders and CEOs in the Marketplace industry. Learn about their journeys, challenges, and strategies for building successful two-sided marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers.

Harry Halpin
Technology, Cryptocurrency, SaaS, Marketplace

Harry Halpin

CEO and Co-founder

$830K/month
4.8/5
B2B
Subscription-based
B2C
Freemium
81 employees
Switzerland
Started 2019

How I'm building privacy technology that protects users from surveillance while making it accessible to everyone, not just tech experts.

May 25, 2024Read Interview
Travis Kalanick
Technology, AI, Finance, Marketplace

Travis Kalanick

Co-founder & Former CEO

$3.7 billion/month
4.8/5
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
B2B
31,100 employees
USA
Started 2009

How I revolutionized transportation by digitizing the physical world and turning a simple idea into a global tech giant.

May 10, 2024Read Interview
David Mizrahi
Retail, Marketplace, Technology

David Mizrahi

Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2C
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2015 or earlier

High school dropout to hospitality leader: David Mizrahi turned a failing shawarma shop into a fast growing group behind Salt Steakhouse, LBK Grill, Soya, Pepe Kitchen, Salt Market, and Bubby’s Bagels. His playbook: customer first service, responsible growth, and hands on leadership.

September 8, 2025Read Interview
Mati Staniszewski
AI, Technology, Marketplace

Mati Staniszewski

Co-founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Marketplace
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2022

Mati Staniszewski is the CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, a $6.6B voice AI company redefining how humans and machines communicate. With a background in technology and product innovation, Mati has built a voice ecosystem where anyone can clone their voice, create agents, and even earn passive income merging AI ethics, scalability, and creativity into a single frontier.

October 11, 2025Read Interview