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20VC with Harry Stebbings· Aug 17, 2026Podcast · 2 speakersAndrew Macdonald on Uber’s Membership Strategy, Autonomy and AIGuest Andrew Macdonald · Host Harry StebbingsUber’s president and COO discusses marketplace incentives, autonomous vehicles, the company’s China exit and the challenge of measuring AI’s value.
1:24:26EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Jun 23, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersJohannes Reck on Building GetYourGuide Through Growth and CrisisGuest Johannes Reck · Host Harry StebbingsThe travel marketplace founder discusses early pivots, fundraising mistakes, pandemic survival and the challenge of scaling in Europe.
1:16:43EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Jun 9, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersMicha Kaufman on AI, Work and Fiverr’s Next ChapterGuest Micha Kaufman · Host Harry StebbingsThe Fiverr CEO discusses adapting to AI, startup competition, creative work and the uncertainty facing leaders.
1:04:04EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Jan 27, 2025Podcast · 2 speakersWayne Ting on Turning Lime Around, One Operational Detail at a TimeGuest Wayne Ting · Host Harry StebbingsLime’s CEO explains how vehicle durability, battery swapping and local operations reshaped its economics, and reflects on crisis leadership and recovery.
1:27:25EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Nov 13, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersMarkus Villig on Building Bolt, Marketplace Growth and Self-DrivingGuest Markus Villig · Host Harry StebbingsThe Bolt founder recounts an unusually lean start, difficult fundraising and global expansion, then explains his view of autonomous vehicles and the future of mobility.
40:33EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Aug 30, 2024Podcast · 2 speakersScott Gorlick on Uber’s Driver Acquisition and City Launch PlaybookGuest Scott Gorlick · Host Harry StebbingsAn early Uber employee recalls recruiting drivers, building local teams and managing competition as the company expanded.
1:23:43EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Feb 12, 2024Podcast · 3 speakersThomas Plantenga and Alex Taussig on Vinted’s Turnaround and Marketplace GrowthGuest Thomas Plantenga, Alex Taussig · Host Harry StebbingsThe Vinted CEO and Lightspeed investor discuss pricing, cross-border expansion, acquisition economics and the limits of simple metrics.
54:10EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Sep 4, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersMudassir Sheikha on Building Careem and the Uber AcquisitionGuest Mudassir Sheikha · Host Harry StebbingsThe Careem co-founder recounts an SMS-based launch, competing with a better-funded rival, board tensions and the decision to sell.
1:08:12EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Aug 4, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersIlir Sela on Building Slice and Serving Independent PizzeriasGuest Ilir Sela · Host Harry StebbingsThe Slice founder discusses bootstrapping, leading across borders, product focus and the tradeoffs of serving local businesses.
1:04:52EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Jun 28, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersJennifer Hyman on Building Rent the Runway and Managing for the Long TermGuest Jennifer Hyman · Host Harry StebbingsThe founder discusses hiring, rental economics, paid marketing, board leadership and the work of turning a fashion subscription into a durable business.
1:47:37EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 9, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersChris Paik on Venture Incentives, Consumer Platforms and Market TimingGuest Chris Paik · Host Harry StebbingsThe Pace Capital partner discusses equal partnerships, creator economics, the limits of venture financing and conflicts between investors and founders.
48:44EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Mar 27, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersDara Khosrowshahi on Leading Uber, Marketplace Trade-offs and Learning from MistakesGuest Dara Khosrowshahi · Host Harry StebbingsUber’s CEO discusses the move from Expedia, the company’s bets on delivery and acquisitions, and why reversible decisions deserve a different pace.
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Lenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersTwin Turbines: How Product and Operations Built Uber and OpendoorGuest Brian Tolkin · Host Lenny RachitskyOpendoor's head of product and design, Brian Tolkin, on what an ops-first career teaches about building products, running reviews and staying calm.
1:11:57ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersKeeping Commerce Human: Etsy's Tim Holley on Ten Years of Marketplace GrowthGuest Tim Holley · Host Lenny RachitskyEtsy's VP of product on the 2017 culture reset, the face-mask surge, balancing buyers and sellers, and how his product teams are built.
1:04:48ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersSkills Over Titles: How LinkedIn's Hari Srinivasan Rewired Hiring Around What People Can DoGuest Hari Srinivasan · Host Lenny RachitskyLinkedIn's VP of product for Talent Solutions explains skills-first hiring, running a web of interlocking marketplaces, and how to get hired as a product manager.
1:21:57ENLenny's PodcastPodcastBehind the Wheel: How Uber's Product Chief Dogfoods His Way to Better ProductsHost Lenny RachitskySachin Kansal on extreme dogfooding, shipping fast, Uber's hybrid autonomy strategy and making gut calls against the data.
1:50:55ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersTwo Hierarchies for Consumer and Marketplace Startups: Focus First, Tip Second, Dominate LastGuest Sarah Tavel · Host Lenny RachitskyBenchmark partner Sarah Tavel walks through her hierarchy of engagement and hierarchy of marketplaces, and why both start with ruthless focus.
1:24:03ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersBuilding a Marketplace: Lessons from Lyft and Thumbtack on Liquidity, Supply and ControlGuest Benjamin Lauzier · Host Lenny RachitskyFormer Thumbtack product and growth VP Benjamin Lauzier explains how to start a marketplace, measure its health, and grow supply cleverly, drawing on his years at Lyft.
1:23:36ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersYou Are Not a Marketplace Founder (Yet): A Stanford Professor on Friction, Data and ExperimentsGuest Ramesh Johari · Host Lenny RachitskyRamesh Johari explains what marketplaces really sell, why prediction is not decision-making, and how experiments and rating systems should be designed.
1:04:06ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersBuild the Model, Then Garden the Marketplace: Dan Hockenmaier on Growth Models and Marketplace StrategyGuest Dan Hockenmaier · Host Lenny RachitskyFaire's head of strategy and analytics explains how to build a growth model, which marketplace metrics matter, and why marketplaces demand a light touch.
1:12:29ENLenny's PodcastPodcast · 2 speakersLazy, Vain, Selfish Users and the Rule of Three: An Indian Product Leader's PlaybookGuest Anuj Rathi · Host Lenny RachitskyAnuj Rathi of Jupiter Money walks through how product management took shape in India, and the frameworks he uses for onboarding, working backwards, strategy and marketplaces.