318 Episodes

  1. 35. David Goldberg (Corigin Ventures) - The Sharing Economy, Consumerization of Enterprise Software, and Distribution

    Published: 4/9/2020

  2. 34. Natalie Dillon (Maveron) - Subcultures, Sustainability, and The Differences Between Gen Z & and Millennials

    Published: 4/6/2020

  3. 33. Kiva Dickinson (Selva Ventures) - Best Time To Start A Brand, Why First Mover is So Important in CPG, and Why VCs are Scared of Getting it Wrong

    Published: 4/2/2020

  4. 32. Madeline Keulen (Victress Capital) - Knowing Your Why, Analyzing Contrasting Trends, and Building Brands

    Published: 3/30/2020

  5. 31. Logan Langberg (Imaginary Ventures) - DTC 2.0, Multiple Channels of Distribution, and Paid vs. Organic Growth

    Published: 3/26/2020

  6. 30. Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures) - The State of Seed Investing, The Early Stage Ecosystem, and Why Consumer Has Been Out Of Favor with VCs

    Published: 3/23/2020

  7. Bonus 2. Coronavirus - Featuring Robert Gelb (HeySummit) - How early stage investors are thinking about the current landscape?

    Published: 3/20/2020

  8. 29. Laura Chau (Canaan) - The Five Pillars of Social Media, Moving Towards Status and the Power of Grit

    Published: 3/16/2020

  9. 28. Ethan Austin (Techstars) - Punched in the Face with a Problem, Analyzing Teams and EQ

    Published: 3/5/2020

  10. 27. Lee Hower (NextView Ventures) - Making Good Decisions Fast, Going With Your Gut and Why Trust at the Early Stages Is Vital

    Published: 3/2/2020

  11. Bonus 1. Matt Hirst (West): Brand and Marketing - What is Brand?, How to Hire at the Early Stages, and Trusting Your Gut vs. Data Driven

    Published: 2/27/2020

  12. 26. Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund) - Investing When There’s No Traction and How To Mitigate Risk When Founding

    Published: 2/24/2020

  13. 25. Jason Shuman (Primary Ventures) - Payback Period, Market Timing, and The Importance of Distribution

    Published: 2/20/2020

  14. 24. Kate Boyle (Banjo Robinson) - Expanding Into Different Countries, Her Unfair Advantage, and Storytelling

    Published: 2/18/2020

  15. 23. Gautam Gupta (M13) - The Thin Line Between Success and Failure, Board Construction, and Why He Offers Learnings, Not Advice

    Published: 2/13/2020

  16. 22. Tim Katt (TACK Ventures) - How Tech is Disrupting Sports, Media and Advice for Founders in Secondary Markets

    Published: 2/10/2020

  17. 21. Sophie Bakalar (fable & Collaborative Fund) - What is Market Expertise?, Conscious Consumerism, and How She Sensed An Opportunity

    Published: 2/6/2020

  18. 20. Sumeet Shah (Swiftarc Ventures) - 4th Generation of Retail, Periscope Founders and What is Wrong in VC

    Published: 2/3/2020

  19. 19. Jason Stoffer (Maveron) - Mediocre Markets, Early Traction, and Knowing Your Weaknesses

    Published: 1/30/2020

  20. 18. Jordan Nof (Tusk VP) - Regulated Industries, The Importance of Timing, and Good Growth vs. Bad Growth

    Published: 1/27/2020

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The 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 subscription. Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch. This podcast also includes bonus episodes. Each bonus episode dives into a particular subject that might not have to due with the fundraise or venture capital, but still would be helpful to founders. For example, a bonus episode on brand strategy or how to construct a board of directors. All bonus episodes will be clearly labeled. For all episodes, please visit www.theconsumervc.com. For updates, you can follow @mikegelb on Twitter.