A fascinating thing about @whatnot and other historical marketplaces like $DASH is their growth rate often increases as they scale rather than flattening out.

Today I’m debuting Parable. Successful companies make the impossible, inevitable. Their stories live long enough to become parables that inspire generations.

I’m very excited that @GrantLaFontaine’s just announced that I’ll be joining @Whatnot as CPO later this fall! I’m an enormous fan of what he and @loganhead13 have built - business, product, team and culture.

Possibly the fastest growing marketplace of all time: @Whatnot

Huge congrats to the one and only Laela Sturdy! You are an incredible partner to founders and excited to see where you take Capital G from here -

This is @GrantLaFontaine and his cofounder @loganhead13. They have built social commerce startup @Whatnot into arguably the fastest growing marketplace ever, succeeding at social selling where many more well-funded companies failed. How did they do it?

Congrats to the @Whatnot team! cc @GrantLaFontaine @loganhead13

Today in founder news Large well known crossover fund PM calls one of our founders. Explains to them that they should have "sympathy" that the hedge fund performance is poor and therefore term sheets and hand shakes have no value.

The deadline to apply for YC W23 is tonight at 8pm PT! YC works with founders to build the world changing companies of the future — and we'd love to work with you. Apply at https://t.co/gNl84ElBrq.

One interesting fact is that 16 of the top companies are from the very recent W20 batch (and 8 of those W20 companies were in my group). YC founders that thrived during the uncertainty of 2020 are incredible. Great companies are built in uncertain times https://t.co/exT6x4iDqH

Did you know that one of THE most valued hires at the fastest growing marketplace company came from a small local hotel property management company? Meet Michael Naumoff at @Whatnot. Hiring raw, undiscovered talent is one of @GrantLaFontaine’s superpowers. 👇🏼

Despite a drawdown in venture capital spending, the livestream shopping platform Whatnot — popular for sports cards, rare toys and other collectibles — has raised $260 million in fresh funding.

"Whatnot is for the second straight year the fastest-growing Marketplace 100 company."🥇🥇 We're already multiples in revenue above where we were in late 2021. 📈 Join us as we try to get that 3-peat this year DM me if you are a US based eng! https://t.co/MGZ5TJ2q89

Featured role of the day: Senior PM at @Whatnot "Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by @a16z @ycombinator and @CapitalG. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever." https://t.co/7BdBuTmkgQ

giving away 36 packs of 1st Edition Pokémon cards FOR FREEEEEEEEE tomorrow on @Whatnot Merry Christmas!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I’ll be giving away all 36 First Edition packs from my next Pokemon Box Break that I’ll be live streaming December 25th on @Whatnot 🥳🎄 For more information & official rules: https://t.co/MHsCTbJQrP

What? Whatnot is evolving! We’ve got a new logo and look 👀

TODAY. A wild Shadowless Base Set booster box has appeared, thanks to @RealWhatnot. See you at 5PM

“You could think about Whatnot as kind of eBay meets Twitch,” Whatnot CEO @GrantLaFontaine says. “You can enter into live shows, you can see people do live sales, or even participate in live video-based auctions.” Full interview:

We are excited to announce that we have secured a rare Pokémon find: a Base Set Shadowless box. Packs containing cards worth thousands will be auctioned off and unboxed live this Sunday 5/30 on @RealWhatnot, presented by @stockx.