#60 For The People Building Marketplace apps, we see you!
The World Cup has been a great reinforcer of the fact that community brings us together.
This week I have been thinking of all the bubbling communities we have. I sold some trainers that I found myself wearing on Depop recently. I’m more conservative about my money and regularly scope Shpock and Freecycle (for the freebies) for items. We can make a bit of change, free up some space or give wholeheartedly and conveniently. When I heard of
QUICK ASK: A friend of mine is building a list of Black Techies doing amazing things please get them to fill this to shed light on some movers & shakers
Let's Build Great Products
Enjoyed the conversation with @reidhoffman covering everything from my life in the D, making @TaskRabbit more accessible to all, and the importance of keeping humanity in the center of the future of work. So fun! Listen: https://t.co/Rx9Zcxoa8t
Listen to this episode here to hear about the hustle of Female Black Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit and her journey.
They started by making it more accessible for getting everyday things done. A space many startups have tried to build in.
Now, part of the IKEA family, they do all this for the home
Sunday Reads
20 Quality Essays on Marketplaces
Andreessen Horowitz has written about the fact that they have a keen eye on marketplace biz’s due to the defensibility, and the3 successes of Amazon, Uber, Lyft + co.
Last year, I used to share a couple vids that I found good with some of my friends kicking off theirs. Now Andrew Chen, growth guru of silicon valley just curated the best 20.
MasterCard Centre
Opening Doors, Unlocking Opportunities
When I heard about this, I found this so dope and it really made me think about the world we are entering. I’m privileged to have been born in a time when there wasn’t a world war, there weren’t global crises and there isn’t a massive migration of people.
My friends mum has two birthdays - one on her passport and another is the day she was actually born,
The Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth is integrating Europe’s Migrants, Empowering Micro Business Owners in Rowanda
Helpful Tool(s)
Free Google Home Mini ($49 Value) eBay
If you have any online shopping to do in the next few days, you should probably do it at ebay.
Why? Because from now until Saturday, July 14 at midnight, ebay will give you a free Google Home Mini with your purchase when you spend over $119 — and why wouldn’t you get in on that?