How a simple bike classifieds site evolved into Marketplacer

Jason Wyatt, Marketplacer, eCommerce, International Founders, Marketplace, Physical Product, Subscription (Membership) Model

I thought when it came to online shopping, the Amazons of the world got all the business. But what I found while researching today’s guest is that there are niche marketplaces where people drive their tribe. Because people only want to buy from those sites, these marketplaces are thriving.

Today’s guest is one of the entrepreneurs who helped build this kind of business. Jason Wyatt is the founder of Marketplaces which brings tribes together to shop in new ways.

They’ve also created a platform where other businesses can use their software and know-how to create their own marketplaces.

Jason Wyatt

Marketplacer

Jason Wyatt is the founder of Marketplaces which brings tribes together to shop in new ways.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses and sometimes I interview them twice, which is kind of what’s happening today. I just did this phenomenal interview with Jason Wyatt, who you’re about to meet. We lost the whole interview and we’re recording again.

The premise of the interview is this. I kind of thought that when it came to online shopping, the major guys just kind of got all the business, the Amazons of the world, the Walmarts to some degree, etc. What I found as I researched today’s guest is there are these pockets of marketplaces, people who have their tribe at a certain site who go there on a regular basis and want to buy from that site and the marketplaces on those sites actually are thriving, growing. Today’s guest is one of the entrepreneurs who helped build this kind of business.

His name is Jason Wyatt. He...

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