Practical reading for marketplace operators.

Platform selection

Sharetribe vs Mirakl vs WCFM: choosing your marketplace platform

A practical comparison of the three most-used marketplace platforms — what each one actually handles well, and where they break.

Trust & safety

KYC for marketplaces: what to verify, what to ignore

A KYC flow that scares vendors off is worse than no KYC. Here is what you actually need to verify on day one.

Payments

Stripe Connect split payments: the patterns that hold up

Destination charges, separate charges, manual transfers — which one is right depends on who you want to handle disputes.

Legal

Vendor agreement: the seven clauses that prevent disputes

A vendor agreement is not a place to be clever. It is a place to be specific. Here are the seven clauses we never ship without.