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Thinking of starting a marketplace? Learn how Alphagreen built Europe’s largest CBD marketplace in less than 6 months
Welcome to SeedLegals Entrepreneur Stories where we speak to founders on SeedLegals to get their top tips and advice.
Meet Alexej Pikovsky, CEO & Co-Founder of Alphagreen – Europe’s largest CBD marketplace
Alexej, previously in private equity and VC, launched Alphagreen 6 months ago, in that time they’ve gone on to dominate the CBD & cannabis marketplace.
Alexej offers top tips from his years of experience on picking your market, creating a business model, building a marketplace and more…
To jump straight to your area of interest:
| 0:00 – 0:49 | Background |
| 0:49 – 1:53 | From private equity to venture capital to CBD & cannabis |
| 1:53 – 2:47 | CBD & cannabis: Picking a marketplace |
| 2:47 – 4:09 | US vs. Europe: How to operate internationally |
| 4:09 – 5:11 | International growth |
| 5:11 – 8:40 | Building a marketplace |
| 8:40 – 11:18 | Business model shifts: From a marketplace to a platform |
| 11:18 – 13:10 | Adding value: Creating a tech-enabled service |
| 13:10 – 14:41 | The CBD customer base |
| 14:41 – 15:26 | Sourcing the right brands: How to carry out due diligence |
| 15:26 – 18:23 | How the team and the idea came together at the same time |
| 18:23 – 19:59 | Having freedom as a startup and using investor expertise |
| 19:59 – 21:09 | How to measure the success of your company |
| 21:09 – 23:05 | Reputation and raising investment |
| 23:05 – 27:16 | Benefits of using SeedLegals |
| 27:16 – End | Final advice |
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