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Created 11 years ago in Product & Design / Lean Startup
For the past two years, I've been part of creating a two-sided service based marketplace that provides business professional services to businesses. I've learned everything from how to determine which side of the marketplace has the most friction, building media presence, understanding the key drivers behind creating traction, building affiliate marketing programs, developing strategic partnerships and executing madly on strategy. I'm obsessed with quality driven engagements and providing a stellar user experience.
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Shams Juma
Seattle, WA
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Former Co-founder and CEO of Quantifye, a marketplace connecting elite business experts with small and medium sized businesses. Deep experience in systems and design thinking, strategic decision and go-to-market strategies. Now addressing growth opportunities at Google. Mentor at Techstars.
Reviews (19)
Speaking with Shams was one of the best conversations I have ever had - not just on Clarity but in my life. Shams provided so much more than just technical advice. He provided personal mentorship, a morale boost, and strategic thinking for the business. He was ready to listen, and provided point-by-point response to any concerns I had.
Source: Clarity Thaw-Zin Aung-Gyi Jan 13, 2021Shams was very helpful! He was insightful and knew a lot about the subject - definitely arranging another call with him in the future.
Source: Clarity Alexis Iaponas Mar 30, 2020Great to have a call with Shams to clarify, affirm, & explore new/better strategies for hiring & outsourcing devs/tech help.
Source: Clarity Karen Bartle Feb 3, 2020Shams has a great understanding & experience about marketplaces and startups. I really gained a lot of clarity while talking to him about this industry, the challenges, the opportunities and what I have to work on. I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to talk to him. Amazing experience! Thanks so much Shams.
Source: Clarity Stefanie dos Santos Dec 14, 2018Excellent ideas, great ability to listen, ask the right questions, understand the situation, and then deliver adapted answers and recommendations. I can't wait to implement the ideas I got our of this call, and follow up with Shams in a month or so. Thanks!
Source: Clarity Gabriel CIAN Aug 10, 2018The call took a tiny bit longer than I would've liked, but I got some really helpful insights into what kind of platform I will use to run my marketplace on, so the information was really valuable. I'd recommend talking to Shams for anyone who is looking into developing a business with a marketplace model.
Source: Clarity Zack Hubbard Mar 7, 2018Shams offered great experiential insights and guidance on creating 2 sided marketplaces. He also provided me with structured and actionable steps to begin laying a solid foundation to my business. I will definitely be following up with him as I execute the plan and share more learnings. Thanks Shams!
Source: Clarity Mudassir Dossaji Oct 23, 2017Shams has a masterful knowledge of the start-up business and platforms. He's experienced and lived through all the trial and tribulations and founded a marketplace so he has a wealth of information, including text book and more importantly practical info, advice and tools to help you with your startup. I'd reccommend him to anybody who wants to learn more about platforms and marketplaces.
Source: Clarity Omar Rezec Sep 3, 2016Shams has expert knowledge regarding start-ups and all facets of marketplaces, and I really enjoyed the call and took away a lot of great information. I would recommend him to anyone seeking to better understand marketplaces.
Source: Clarity Omar Rezec Aug 16, 2016Shams has a deep understanding of marketplace business. I learned A LOT in the short amount of time I spoke with him. His communication was very clear and structural and his insights were action-based, which helped make critical progress in my project. Thank you Shams!
Source: Clarity Paulin Byusa Jan 24, 2016the startups.com platform
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