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Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Lessons - The Blueprint for Building Two-Sided Marketplaces | David Ciccarelli - Voices.com Founder

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

Business, How To, Careers, Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this "Lessons" episode, David Ciccarelli, founder of Voices.com, breaks down the core principles behind building successful two-sided marketplaces. Drawing from years of experience scaling one of the largest voiceover platforms, he explains the four key components that make platforms thrive—participants, information sharing, service exchange, and currency flow. Learn how balancing supply and demand prevents negative network effects, why strategy ultimately comes down to choice, and how narrowing your focus on one niche can create an unbeatable competitive advantage against larger players.

 

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0:01.8

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0:03.9

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0:08.8

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0:12.8

you're basically invisible to three out of four candidates.

0:16.1

Keep that in mind.

0:17.0

Look, hiring tech talent right now, it's tough.

0:19.6

You are competing for people with super specific skills.

0:22.3

Everyone wants hybrid work and the salary expectations are through the roof. It's a lot.

0:26.5

That's why Indeed actually makes sense. They're the number one place where tech people go to

0:30.9

apply for jobs. We're talking three million tech professionals in the U.S. and 86% of them

0:36.5

have applied through Indeed. It's not just some

0:39.2

job board where you post and pray. They've got tools like smart searching and their tech network

0:43.7

that uses AI to connect you with people who actually have the skills that you need. Companies using

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the tech network saw over four times more relevant applications. That's huge. More qualified people, way less time wasted.

0:55.6

Whenever I've needed tech talent in the past, Indeed is the only platform I choose. And if I needed

1:00.0

to hire top tier tech talent today, I'd still go with Indeed. Post your first job and get $75

1:05.2

off at Indeed.com slash tech talent. That's indeed.com slash tech talent to claim this offer indeed build for what's now

1:14.1

and what's next in tech hiring in this lesson's episode explore what makes marketplaces succeed

1:19.6

and how platforms differ from traditional business models discover the key elements that drive

1:24.7

engagement and trust understand how balancing supply and demand prevents

1:28.3

negative network effects, and uncover why focusing on one niche can outperform even the biggest

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