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200 Marketplace Builds Later: What We'd Do Differently
Founder Journey•11 min•Mar 14, 2025

200 Marketplace Builds Later: What We'd Do Differently

After building 200+ marketplaces across every vertical, we've learned what actually matters—and what we wasted time on. Here are the lessons that would have saved our clients millions.

Finding a Technical Co-Founder: The Honest Math (And Your Options)
Founder Journey•13 min•Mar 12, 2025

Finding a Technical Co-Founder: The Honest Math (And Your Options)

A great technical co-founder can be transformative. But the search averages 6-18 months, and timing matters. Here's the honest math on co-founder searches—plus alternative paths that can run in parallel.

Why 90% of Marketplace MVPs Fail Before Launch
Founder Journey•13 min•Mar 10, 2025

Why 90% of Marketplace MVPs Fail Before Launch

Only 1% of marketplaces achieve scale. Only 12% are profitable. After analyzing 200+ builds and countless failures, here are the patterns that kill marketplace startups—and how to avoid them.

Features We Refuse to Build (And Why You Shouldn't Either)
Founder Journey•10 min•Feb 22, 2025

Features We Refuse to Build (And Why You Shouldn't Either)

After 200+ marketplace builds, we've learned which feature requests hurt more than help. Here are the features we refuse to build—even when clients insist—and why saying no saves projects.

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