Randy Tan's guest appearances

Randy Tan

RSN Racing Pulse

Start Up Podcast PH

Ben Thompson

Craig Williams

Adam Hamilton

Greg Miller

Tim Bailey

Chris Davis

Peter Walsh

Sean Carroll

Matt Brown

Tom Ryan

Phil Campbell

Chris Graham

Andrew Jones

John Hawkes

Greg Hickman

OwlTail

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?LOOKINGFOURWebsite: www.lookingfour.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/LookingFourPHCHECK OUT THESE STARTUPS &amp; MSME'S (PATRONS):NutriCoach: www.nutricoach.comBenjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.comSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphPatreon: www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPHCREDITSIntro and outro thanks to Terence Boydon: wyrmpres.wordpress.comThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com

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: <a href="https://www.lookingfour.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lookingfour.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LookingFourPH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/LookingFourPH</a> CHECK OUT THESE STARTUPS &amp; MSME'S (PATRONS): NutriCoach: <a href="https://www.nutricoach.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nutricoach.com</a> Benjoys Food Products: <a href="https://benjoysfoodproducts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">benjoysfoodproducts.com</a> START UP PODCAST YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPH?fbclid=IwAR37DD858k3wozP8N6TNOlmgZ60Oh9Tbtv4iwGMwv6FLCbekpAnz7Npc3go" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPH</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/startuppodcastph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/startuppodcastph</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPH</a> CREDITS Intro and outro thanks to Terence Boydon: <a href="https://wyrmpres.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wyrmpres.wordpress.com</a> This episode is edited by the team at: <a href="https://tasharivera.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tasharivera.com</a>

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

Former WA jock Randy Tan now calls Cranbourne home, but the path to Victorian racing, arguably one of the most competitive in the world, has been a long one for the Malaysian-born Tan

Former WA jock Randy Tan now calls Cranbourne home