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Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands | Technology

Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech

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30:21

Ariel Kaye (Parachute) - Creating the leading brand...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/06/01

Our guest today is Ariel Kaye, founder of Parachute. Parachute is a home essentials brand that is designed in Los Angeles and manufactured by expert craftspeople across the globe including Portugal, Turkey and the U.S. In this episode you'll learn how Ariel saw the opportunity to create a brand in bedding, approached an omni-channel strategy, managing her stores and business during COVID.You can follow Ariel on Twitter @arielkayeSome of the questions I ask Ariel:What attracted you to consumer

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32:16

Lindsay Kaplan (Chief) - Building the network for...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/27

Our guest today is Lindsay Kaplan, Co-founder of Chief. Chief is a private network focused on connecting and supporting women leaders. Previously, she was part of Casper’s founding team to lead communications and brand engagement. In thie episode you'll learn about the inner workings of professional networks, the opportunity she saw, why she decided to structure Chief as a for-profit scalable entity, and her approach to brand.You can follow Lindsay on Twitter @lindsaykapSome of the questions I

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51:46

Kate Shillo Beardsley (Hannah Grey) - The early days...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/25

Our guest today is Kate Shillo Beardsley, Partner at Hannah Grey. Hannah Grey is a first check venture fund investing in founders reimagining everyday experiences to improve work and life. In this chat we went down alot of fun rabbit holes like what we could all learn from Martha Stewart, what New York was like in the late 2000s/early 2010s as VC startups were coming into the picture, the creator economy, investing in secondary and tertiary markets. Without further ado here's Kate.You can follow

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43:01

Mark Gainey (Strava) - Building the social network...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/20

Thank you Mike Ghaffary for the introduction to our guest today, Mark Gainey, the founder of Strava. Strava is the #1 app for runners and bikers and is the destination to record any activity. In this conversation we talk about how Mark's passion for sports compelled him to Strava, what focus really means as a founder and Mark has some amazing examples of that, we also talk about scaling and his approach to building community. Without further ado here's Mark.Some of the questions I ask

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26:50

Matteo Franceschetti (Eight Sleep) - Why we should...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/18

Our guest today is Matteo Franceschetti, founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, The #1 Smart Mattress, designed to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. In this episode, you'll learn about how Matteo thinks about sleep, why we should optimize it, habits that help us get to sleep and where eight sleep comes into play. We also talk about his vision about being more than a sleep company. Without further ado, here's Matteo.Check out Eight Sleep and you can follow him on Twitter

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43:25

Amir Nathoo (Outschool) - Building a direct to family...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/13

Thank you Mereces Bent to the intro to our guest today, Amir Nathoo. Amir Nathoo, is the founder of Outschool. Outschool is an education marketplace/platform that offers a variety of engaging, small-group classes online that gives kids the unique opportunity to explore their interests in-depth. They were also one of the fastest growing tech companies during COVID. It was great chatting with Amir as we explored topics that we haven't covered often on this show like the effects COVID had on

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47:25

Madeline Haydon (nutpods) - Developing creamers from...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/11

Thank you Alison Ryu for the introduction to our guest today, Madeline Haydon. Madeline is Founder and CEO of nutpods. nut pods is a dairy-free half and half alternative made from almonds and MCT-rich coconuts in a convenient, easy to use coffee creamer. What I most appreciated from this conversation was how open Madeline was about the beginning days of nut pods, starting the company without any food and bev experience, taking on alot of risk and now leading the business to incredible heights.Some

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57:00

Elizabeth Galbut (SoGal Ventures) - The biggest...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/06

My guest today is Elizabeth Galbut, one of the founding partners of SoGal Ventures. SoGal Ventures is the is the first female-led, next generation venture capital firm. In this episode we discuss how Elizabeth's interests led to thinking about consumer innovation, how she started a fund, the biggest arbitrage opportunity of her lifetime, and managing a two person global fund. Without further ado, here's Elizabeth.Some of the questions I ask Elizabeth:You were originally in healthcare. What

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33:52

Ryan Gnesin (Elevate Brands) - Investing and Scaling...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/05/04

My guest today is Ryan Gnesin, founder of Elevate Brands. Elevate Brands buys consumer-leading Amazon FBA brands and elevate them to their full potential. This is a little bit of a different episode as the focus is creating and scaling brands on Amazon and how you can leverage Amazon across other channels.And there you have it, it was awesome having Ryan on Twitter at @ryangnesinHere's some questions I ask Ryan:Looking at your resume, you were in life insurance and commodities trading. What was

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41:48

Dan Reich (Troops.ai + TULA) - From skincare to SaaS,...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/29

My guest today is Dan Reich, who is a serial entrepreneur. Some of the companies he founded are Spinback, TULA and Troops.ai. TULA started as a digitally native health and beauty brand where Dan served as CEO from inception to over $1mm in sales in less than one year. Troops is a B2B technology company that is building a mobile-first, intelligent CRM. Since Dan has extensive backgrounds in both B2B and B2C, in this episode we focus on some of the differences when building a B2C company vs. B2B.Here

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36:22

Robin Li (GGV Capital) - What U.S. investors can...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/27

My guest today is Robin Li, Principal at GGV Capital. GGV is a global venture capital fund that invests in seed to growth stage companies. Some of their companies include Airbnb, Poshmark, Alibaba, and Peloton. We discuss how GGV makes decisions on a global scale, what opportunities in consumer internet Robin is most focused on, and bringing small businesses online.You can follow Robin on Twitter @robin_p_liSome of the questions I ask Robin -What attracted you to venture capital and how did you wind

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44:28

Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard (Slumberkins) -...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/22

Thank you Rick Desai for introducing me to today's guests Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard, founders of Slumberkins. Slumberkins is a leading children’s educational brand on a mission to promote early emotional learning through a combination of creatures and story telling. We're going to learn what they believe was missing in a child's development, how they scaled organically, and maybe the most creative way I've heard to successfully fundraise as well as lots of other amazing

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38:16

Andrew Dudum (hims & hers) - The Future of Telehealth

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/20

My guest today is Andrew Dudum, founder of hims & hers. Hims and hers is a telehealth company that sells personal care products, subscriptions and and over-the-counter drugs online. We discuss our current healthcare system, what customer transparency really means, his fundraising strategy and what led him to take his company public via SPAC.One book that inspired Andrew is:Creativity Ink. by Ed CatmullQuestions I ask Andrew:What attracted you to entrepreneurship?What was the insight or aha

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50:27

Eric Doty (Loupe) - Building the world's largest...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/15

Thank you Arie Abecassis for the introduction to our guest today Eric Doty, founder of Loupe. Loupe is a free app built for the modern sports card collector. We talk about box breaks, how he thinks about the sports card collecting market, solving the classic chicken or the egg, supply/demand trap early on and his approach to leadership.A couple of books that inspired Eric:Educated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverFactfulness by Hans RoslingHere are some of the questions I ask Eric:What was your attraction

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38:33

Monique Woodard (Cake Ventures) - The three layers of...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/13

Thank you Samara Hernandez for the intro to our guest today, Monique Woodard.Monique is the founding Partner of Cake Ventures. Cake invests in companies that address the needs of a world undergoing massive demographic changes. We break down the three layers of Cake or themes that Monique focuses on, how she thinks about geography and future of work and her learnings as an operator and from 500 Startups.I highly recommend following Monique on Twitter @MoniqueWoodard.A book that inspired Monique:The

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41:18

Sara Deshpande (Maven) - Investing in companies...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/08

My guest today is Sara Deshpande, Partner at Maven Ventures. Maven Ventures is a consumer focused micro-fund that focuses on investing in seed stage companies. Some of their investments include Zoom, Wild Type, Angellist and Nuggs. What I most enjoyed about this conversation was looking at what types of businesses were being built on top of Zoom and the opportunities in telehealth. Without further ado, here's Sara.You can catch her on Twitter @sara_desh.Three books that have inspired Sara:The

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26:35

Morgan Hirsh (Public Goods) - Finding simplicity...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/04/06

My guest today is Morgan Hirsh, CEO and founder of Public Goods. Public Goods is your one stop shop for healthy, sustainable, everyday essentials you can trust. This episode helps to demystify or understand what sustainability means or could mean for consumer products. I also loved learning about his approach to building Public Goods in multiple categories rather than just one category.In this episode we discuss:What led Morgan to leave Canada and come to New York City?Why he decided to start Public

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33:29

Aditi Dash and Joe Hovde (CircleUp) - Balancing data...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/03/29

My guests today are Aditi Dash and Joe Hovde from CircleUp. CircleUp Growth Partners is an early-stage consumer fund that takes a data-driven approach investing in compelling companies. Aditi is one of the investment partners and Joe is one of the data analysts. This is a fascinating conversation about building a data base for the private markets and using that data base as a tool to help make investment decisions and discover trends in CPG.Some of the questions I ask Aditi and Joe:Let's start

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61:22

Wendy Tsu & Susannah Shipton (AlleyCorp) - Going from...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2021/03/25

My guests today are Wendy Tsu who is a partner of new business ventures at AlleyCorp and Susannah Shipton, Head of Platform and investor at AlleyCorp. AlleyCorp was founded by Kevin Ryan and both founds and funds companies in New York. On this particular episode, we're going to focus more on the founding / incubation side of AlleyCorp, which I thought was truly fascinating. Some of the companies AlleyCorp founded was MongoDB, Zola, Business Insider, GILT and Nomad Health.Some of the questions I

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24:52

Leigh Radford (P&G Ventures) - What is Corporate...

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2021/03/23

Thank you Elizabeth Edwards for introducing me to our guest today. Leigh Radford, the Senior Vice President, Founder & General Manager of P&G Ventures. We discuss what is corporate venture capital, how P&G partners with brands, and the advantages for aspiring brands. Without further ado, here's Leigh.Some of the questions I ask LeighWhat was your initial attraction to consumer products?How did you end up working at P&G?Of course, when it comes to building brands, P&G are one

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