So much in today's episode.
's CV speaks for itself.
GM of eBay North America in early 2000s, President of PayPal, CEO of OpenTable, and 5th GP of .
Plus, he runs a legendary pickup basketball game.
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Ideas explored:
- No. 1 job of a marketplace is to protect the principles of perfect competition
- Always think about the next layer of growth - let emergent behavior guide you
- Lessons from his time at Disney, eBay, and OpenTable
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- Financing behind OpenTable
- Network effects
- Unbuilt marketplaces
- Recruiting and founder superpowers
The list goes on but we'll stop so you can listen.
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As a founder I took away so much from this episode! Great interview. Learning about the unit economics of Doordash in the early days to where it is today was very insightful. Oh man, So many nuggets of wisdom in one episode 👌🏽
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Very interesting listening, thank you both! 1) It's cool to find out that Jeff was a chef at such a young age. 2) love hearing that home service vertical is an untapped market. This is where my startup plays and we are on the way to unlock it.
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