Care.com
An online marketplace for finding child care and other family care.
Where Care.com comes up1 book
- Founder struggles to find careSheila Marcelo's own child care search
- Care.com marketplace startsBuilt around her own unmet job
- Nearly 10M membersIn sixteen countries
- Revenue nears $60MRevenue approached $60 million
From Competing Against Luck
What was said about Care.com
Care.com began with its founder's own struggle to find child care. Founder Sheila Marcelo started the marketplace after her own difficulty finding child care. In under ten years it reached nearly 10 million members in sixteen countries.
Revenue approached $60 million over that period. The book, Competing Against Luck, cites the company as an example of a business built around a job the founder needed done herself.
Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
Founder Sheila Marcelo started it after her own struggle to find child care. In under ten years it reached nearly 10 million members in sixteen countries and revenue approaching $60 million.
Care.com began with its founder's own struggle to find child care. Founder Sheila Marcelo started the marketplace after her own difficulty finding child care. In under ten years it reached nearly 10 million members in sixteen countries.
Revenue approached $60 million over that period. The book, Competing Against Luck, cites the company as an example of a business built around a job the founder needed done herself.
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