{"podcast":{"title":"Business Models Explained with Fexingo: Subscription, Marketplace, SaaS, and Service Companies","slug":"business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","podcast_index_feed_id":7871638,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":50,"summary":"Subscription models, marketplaces, SaaS, and service companies each have distinct unit economics, growth levers, and competitive moats. In this show, Lucas and Luna dissect how businesses like Netflix, Uber, Salesforce, and McKinsey actually make money — comparing CAC, LTV, churn rates, and contribution margins. Lucas brings journalistic rigor, cross-referencing financial filings and case studies; Luna challenges assumptions about scalability, pricing power, and customer lock-in. Each episode centers on a single model or a head-to-head comparison, avoiding fluff for concrete numbers. This is for listeners who want to understand why some subscription businesses fail while others thrive, why marketplace liquidity matters more than user count, or how SaaS companies balance growth against profitability. No founder hype, no generic advice — just the mechanics behind real companies. How do you choose the right model for a new venture? When should a marketplace pivot to managed services? What makes a subscription truly sticky? #SubscriptionModel #MarketplaceBusiness #SaaS #ServiceCompany #UnitEconomics #CAC #LTV #ChurnRate #ContributionMargin #Netflix #Uber #Salesforce #McKinsey #Busines…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T04:18:31.870512+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638"},"episode":{"title":"How Etsy Built a Marketplace for Makers","slug":"how-etsy-built-a-marketplace-for-makers","published_at":"2026-06-12T16:56:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-etsy-built-a-marketplace-for-makers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0048.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/business-models-explained/episode-0048.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Etsy created a two-sided marketplace that connected handmade sellers with buyers, growing to over 90 million active buyers and billions in gross merchandise sales. They break down Etsy's commission structure — a listing fee of 20 cents per item plus a 6.5 percent transaction fee — and how the platform scaled without owning inventory. They also discuss the key moment in 2017 when Etsy faced activist investors, cut 8 percent of its workforce, and pivoted to focus on seller tools and marketing, leading to a revenue jump from $441 million in 2017 to over $2.7 billion by 2023. The hosts examine the tension between maintaining a handmade ethos and leveraging technology to boost sales, and how Etsy's acquisition of Depop and Elo7 expanded its global footprint. A concrete look at how a marketplace balances curation with commerce. #Etsy #Marketplace #Handmade #TwoSidedMarket #Ecommerce #ActivistInvestors #Depop #Elo7 #Commission #SellerTools #Curation #BusinessModel #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna #Entrepreneurship #Scaling Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Etsy created a two-sided marketplace that connected handmade sellers with buyers, growing to over 90 million a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/episodes/how-etsy-built-a-marketplace-for-makers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-models-explained-with-fexingo-subscription-marketplace-saas-and-service-companies-7871638/how-etsy-built-a-marketplace-for-makers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}