EP190 - Marketplaces Deep Dive   This episode is a deep dive into Marketplaces. Background Product Marketplaces Today Trends in Product Marketplaces Trends in Non-Product Marketplaces Recommended Resources Jeff Jordan a16z Blog Page (@JEFF_JORDAN) Andrew Chen a16z Blog Page (@ANDREWCHEN)  Action Items Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 190 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, September 30. 2019. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Automated Transcription of the show Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 190 being recorded on Monday September 30th 2019 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scott Wingo. Scot: [0:39] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners hey Jason do you know what kind of show we are going to do today. Jason: [0:46] I'm guessing a deep dive, Jason and Scott show. Scot: [1:02] That's right we are going to do a deep dive into everyone's favorite topic will at least mine marketplaces. Jason: [1:09] I sort of assumed that you assumed whatever your favorites were where everyone else's paper. Scot: [1:15] Of course yeah and so we've done deep Dives on Amazon well done a couple other topics in marketplaces come up a lot. I thought this is a good time to talk about marketplaces cuz there's actually a lot of innovation going on in market place has a lot of changes and then. The ratchet here together and I'm speaking on at a B2B show tomorrow called B2B next and I'm talking about marketplaces and how that impacts B2B folks. Jason: [1:41] But it should be said that you probably created a bunch of fascinating unique content just for the podcast and you might reuse it but you're not just giving us the. Scot: [1:50] Oh no this is totally custom for our listeners. Jason: [1:52] William you of course are the marketplace Guru but so I am super excited to hear your latest updated take on how marketplaces are doing and where they're going so take it away is God. Scot: [2:05] Yeah yes it is the first thing I want to do is just the down-low backgrounds are all on the same page and the number one question that comes up is what is a Marketplace and I think everyone out there has their own definition I have a pretty broad definition of marketplaces because then I think. That helps us not talk about the different flavors and. You know some of the pros and cons of those flavors some people have a really tight definition of marketplace is a lot of times it's funny you get into these late-night over beer discussions around well is that a Marketplace or not. Azure me simply a Marketplace. Jason: [2:37] People in the world get into a late night beer conversation about. Scot: [2:40] You'd be surprised especially at the people you and I hang out. Jason: [2:45] Imagine if the channel advisor conference is that happens a lot but yeah. Scot: [2:49] There's actually Prime more discussion around what's not a Marketplace and what is anyway my kind of loose definition of a Marketplace is a venue where buyers and sellers come together to meet and buy stuff. The meeting is just part of the fun of it all but it's really a a way for buyers and sellers to meet each other or transact and and. How many conomic kind of exchange is that that you're definition. What will talk as we go into different types of marketplaces so we can kind of talk about you the different flavors with in that room. Jason: [3:23] No I don't that's not a controversial definition to me I guess the Nuance buyers and sellers come together to buy stuff like I probably would say buy stuff from each other like to me that's the. Scot: [3:36] E