Start Up #36: LookingFour - Building a Marketplace Startup in the Philippines ft. Randy Tan

Randy Tan is the Founder of LookingFour.

LookingFour is a Philippine online marketplace with a niche of second-hand items from furniture to electronic devices.

LookingFour has grown to a marketplace with over 26000 users and 27000 product listings. Know the lessons learned by Randy on building a marketplace startup, why they focused on security with their "Sigurado Sellers" tagline and three-level user verification, the features of LookingFour as an online marketplace (search engine, chat function, user ratings, customer feedback), and why buy or sell your pre-loved items at LookingFour.

In this episode:
00:35 Ano ang LookingFour?
01:13 What is a marketplace? Why did you create your own? :)
02:45 What makes LookingFour different from other online marketplaces out there?
04:51 LookingFour is a secure online marketplace. Why did you focus on security and how did you find out about this pain point for customers?
08:50 LookingFour's niche as a marketplace is in second-hand items (specifically, furniture). Do you have specific branding or functionalities for this?
10:00 How many item listings and users are in the LookingFour marketplace?
13:14 What are the stories behind LookingFour? Why did you decide to build a marketplace startup?
15:18 More about LookingFour's marketplace: How do we make that Divisoria or ukay-ukay an online experience?
23:10 What are the best achievements, worst challenges, and best learnings so far in building LookingFour?
29:42 How do you see LookingFour into the future? What is the ideal online marketplace for you?
32:49 If listeners want to browse or sell at LookingFour, where do they go and get more information?

LOOKINGFOUR
Website: www.lookingfour.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LookingFourPH


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CREDITS
Intro and outro thanks to Terence Boydon: wyrmpres.wordpress.com
This episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com