Summary: We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.<br><br>Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), partner at Benchmark, and Nabeel Hyatt (@nabeel), partner at Spark Capital, joined Erik on this episode.<br><br>They discussed:<br><br>- Why they love investing in marketplaces and the evolution of marketplaces over the last decade.<br><br>- Why the wave of Uber For X startups didn’t take off.<br><br>- How they evaluate marketplaces, and why founders get confused about “which race they’re running” when creating a marketplace startup.<br><br>- Where they’re excited about seeing more marketplaces and which spaces they advise founders to avoid.<br><br>- The impact of SoftBank and their analysis of the current crop of public marketplace companies.<br><br>- Common mistakes they see founders making in marketplace startups.<br><br>Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. <br><br>Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
