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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso -- Narrow Marketplaces
Description: Narrow Marketplaces  Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.  Marketplaces can be built vertically targeting one sector or horizontally targeting multiple sectors.  It’s best to start with a narrow marketplace focused on one vertical.  The cost of starting it is much less than a broad one.  By going narrow, you don’t have to generate a huge amount of supply.   You can start with a limited supply and grow over time.  You can bootstrap the business model by providing services that don’t necessarily scale.  You can provide premiu...