Interviews and insights with people creating two-sided marketplace businesses. Building a marketplace is often described as building two startups at once. Accurately matching supply and demand is painstakingly hard, but when you get it right, it's magical. Marketplace Mechanics is hosted and created by James McAulay, the Co-Founder & CEO of Encore (encoremusicians.com) - a marketplace for booking outstanding live musicians.
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James Mulvany, founder of Podcast.co gives his unabashed point of view from 15 years of working on the front lines of running software and media companies. Create. Reach. Inspire. cuts through the noise and gets to the point. Subscribe now & get the latest episode direct to your favourite podcast app...
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Angus Millen on 'Cutting through the Bull' of Wealth Management
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647:47:09To conclude the second series of Create Reach Inspire, I had the opportunity to speak to Angus Millen, founder of Millen Capital. We discuss the importance of financial education, when to start investing and whether robo investment will take over the industry.By James Mulvany
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Dave Zohrob on the Future of Podcasting
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680:46:48I recently had the opportunity to chat with Dave Zohrob, founder of podcast analytics and attribution platform, Chartable. We talk about why analytics are useful to podcasters and share our predictions for where podcasting is heading in the near future. Learn how to grow your podcast in 2020 by listening to this episode of Create Reach Inspire.…
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Matt Byrom: The Dos and Don'ts of Content Strategy
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494:23:21It's a phrase that's been flogged to death, but when it comes to building an online presence, content really is king. In this episode I speak to Matt Byrom, founder of 4040 Media all about content marketing, search engine optimisation and a concept that he has invented: content islands.By James Mulvany
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Andrew Bott: Troubleshooting Tech Recruitment
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469:50:02Building a team of talented developers is difficult. I speak to Andrew Bott, Founder of Hired Events - a recruitment event company that connects startups with the right software developers. You can have the best app idea in the world but without the right dev team you will struggle to get it off the ground. Learn how to get the right team for your …
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James McAulay: Empowering Musicians With Tech
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408:53:46I spoke with James McAulay, co-founder of Encore — the UK’s largest musicians bookings platform. Since its 2014 launch, Encore has become home to over 25,000 musicians and 10,000 bands from every corner of the country. We talk about the importance of computer science, how to start a career in music and why it's time to stop underselling yourself as…
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Nick Horrocks: Mastering the ABC’s of Startup Funding
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420:22:32Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Nick Horrocks founder of X.0 Advisory — a new startup corporate finance boutique. We discuss everything from how to raise money as a start up through to starting a business alone with only your cat for company.By James Mulvany
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Marketplace Mechanics #3 - Andrew Needham, HeadBox
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35:29Welcome to the third episode of Marketplace Mechanics, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of two-sided marketplaces and the people building them. In this episode, I speak with Andrew Needham, a serial entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of venue marketplace, HeadBox. To subscribe to email updates for each episode, head to marketplacemechan…
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Let's re-cap and take a look back at season one!By James Mulvany
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Giving Your Team Super Powers!
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109:29:48This week I want to talk about why I hire people who are great at turning their hands to many different things. Why getting a great team all of which have their own individual ‘super powers’ is key to success!By James Mulvany
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Competition! Should you be scared?
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135:45:25Every business has competition. (If you don't you're either incredibly lucky or you should be really worried!). However, how is best to deal with the competition as an entrepreneur? It can take its toll mentally - here is some advice to help you get your head around this imposing topic.By James Mulvany
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Why 2019 should be the year to consider adding podcasting into your marketing mix! Wether your a founder looking to grow your business, a coach looking to build a stronger relationship with clients or a CEO of a organisation with thousands of employees who wants to improve staff culture - podcasting is a great tool to communicate with people.…
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Content is bloody important for any online company. Here is exactly why you need to take it seriously. REMEMBER: AUTHORITY CONTENT + GOODWILL = SALES LEADS 💸By James Mulvany
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WELCOME TO THE PODCAST!!!! 😃 In this episode, 3 CORE principles I run my business by and you can too. Mild warning: Contains direct, slightly sweary and to the point business advise. Basically, find another podcast if swearing offends you.By Podcast.co
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Marketplace Mechanics #2 – Jean-Michel Chalayer, LeSalon
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36:55Episode overview. 2:02 Interview Begins 3:16 LeSalon's origin story and the problem being solved 4:50 Is LeSalon the Uber for therapists? 5:32 What did the first few months look like? How did you get started? 6:44 How did you know when you had found the right co-founder? Were there any real signs you were a good match when you met? 8:20 You've foun…
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Marketplace Mechanics #1 – Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo
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29:45Episode overview. 2:08 Interview Begins 3:16 First Week at Lexoo 4:00 MVP of Lexoo 4:45 First booking 5:20 Customer acquisition 5:52 How did you meet your co-founder? 6:29 Supply and demand – which first? 7:37 Balancing the needs of supply and demand 9:35 Building the team 10:27 International expansion 13:13 Creating community (AirBnb, YunoJuno, Mo…
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