How to Build Disruptive Multi-Million Dollar Marketplaces – with Matt Mickiewicz [019]
How to Build Disruptive Multi-Million Dollar Marketplaces
Matt is the co-founder and CEO of Hired, a two-sided marketplace that matches high-quality technology talent with the right job opportunities. Previously, Matt co-founded 99Designs, the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic designs. He also co-founded Flippa.com, an online marketplace for buying and selling websites, domains and apps. And if that wasn’t enough, Matt also co-founded SitePoint.com as a teenager and grew it into a profitable multi-million dollar company without any venture capital or outside funding. And in 2011, Forbes nominated Matt to the “30 under 30” list.
Key Talking Points
How Matt started his first business at 15 years old with $70 of his allowance and grew it into a multi-million dollar business.
How Matt and his co-founder Mark spotted the opportunity to create a new marketplace by carefully observing their users.
What Matt and Mark did to grow 99Designs into a multi-million dollar business and how they handled the haters along the way.
What Matt's process is for building successful marketplaces and how he's managed to do that three times.
How Matt systematically validates new business ideas and is always prepared to walk away from a business idea or opportunity.
What Matt and his co-founders at Hired did to overcome huge resistance from tech companies and find a breakthrough.
How Hired is being disruptive in an industry that spends $124 billion a year in the US alone.
Success Quote
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” – Mark Twain