Markus V.

COO @ Bloom | Marketplace Operator | 0→1 & Scale | GTM, Product, Ops | ex-Airbnb, Swimply

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

10 year Airbnb veteran that helped build Airbnb from~100 employees to almost $100 B in market cap. Strategy leader and product manager (Reforge, Product School.) Experienced in BD, product dev, CX, partnerships, marketplace dynamics, GTM, and any and all other product or operational buzz words. I love building consumer marketplaces and have my own practice helping marketplace startups. When I'm not working or being a dad, I love surfing, hiking, and writing historical fiction. Currently COO @Bloom

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at Bloom
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Bloom is an operations-as-a-service marketplace for the hardware industry, providing new standards and capacities for domestic manufacturing, assembly, delivery, and servicing. As COO, I’m responsible for growing the business from a services offering into a marketplace platform, ensuring scalability across operations, product, and marketplace dynamics.

  • Board Member and Senior Advisor at Staymenity
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Founder at Marketplace Dynamics
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Consulting firm focused on scaling online consumer marketplaces

  • Swimply (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
    • Product and Strategy Advisor
      Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 · 7 mos

      Advise C-Suite on Strategic Initiatives

    • Director of Strategy and Operations
      Jan 2023 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Responsible for all all company Strategy + Operations including Business Development / GTM, Customer Care, TnS, Host Success, Supply Operations, Host Acquisition, and Partnerships

  • Director of Strategy & Operations at WestCap
    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    WestCap is a global growth equity firm led by a team that has founded, invested in and operated asset light marketplaces for over 20 years. As Operations Director, it was my responsibility to work with world class founders and management teams to assess opportunities for growth, and help them build better brands, build better products, tell better stories and make better decisions.