How Three Founders Scaled SeatGeek to $1 Billion in Ticket Sales

October 18th, 2024

Founded By
Jack Groetzinger
Monthly Revenue
$208M
Founders
2
Employees
900 (est.)
Profitable
Yes
Year Started
2009
Customer
B2B & B2C

Who is Jack Groetzinger?

Jack Groetzinger, the co-founder of SeatGeek, is originally from Cleveland and attended Dartmouth College, where he met his SeatGeek co-founder. Before SeatGeek, he and his co-founder ventured into other entrepreneurial endeavors, including an online furniture rental business.

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What problem does SeatGeek solve?

SeatGeek makes buying tickets for live events easy and stress-free by providing transparent pricing and a simple app that helps customers find the best deals, allowing fans to enjoy events without worrying about getting ripped off or confused by complex purchasing processes.

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How did Jack come up with the idea for SeatGeek?

Jack Groetzinger was always a sports and music fan, which made him keenly aware of how broken...

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Have the guts to shut down a good business to build a great business 2 likes+ Add to Jack Groetzinger, SeatGeek, Failure, Marketplace,...
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So welcome back to Everything Marketplaces, where we talk with founders and leaders from some of today's top marketplaces. So this is epi...
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Jack, thanks again for doing this today. I really appreciate you taking the time. There's a bunch of stuff I want to talk about with you....