318 Episodes

  1. 17. Eamonn Carey (Techstars) - Consumer Trends in Europe, Expanding to New Markets, and The Three Most Important Words in the English Language

    Published: 1/23/2020

  2. 16. Greg Bettinelli (Upfront Ventures) - #longla, Why Los Angeles Has Become a Hub of Consumer Innovation, and finding Product-Market Fit & Founder-Market Fit

    Published: 1/21/2020

  3. 15. Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital) - What it Means to be a Contrarian Investor, The Arbitrage Opportunity at Post Seed, and Founders That Have Chips On Their Shoulders

    Published: 1/16/2020

  4. 14. Anna Barber (Techstars) - What makes the Los Angeles Tech Ecosystem So Special, Breakdown of Techstars Accelerator Program, Tips on How to Reach Out to Investors

    Published: 1/13/2020

  5. 13. Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures) - How to Evaluate Online Marketplaces, Why This is a Contrarian time to Invest in Consumer

    Published: 1/9/2020

  6. 12. Leah Solivan (Fuel Capital) - The Importance of Passion, When a Company Should Have Product-Market Fit, and What Founders Should Pay Attention To In Their Pitch Decks

    Published: 1/6/2020

  7. 11. Will McClelland (Elizabeth Street) - The Changing of Retail on High Streets, How to Analyze Competitive Advantages, ROI on Consumer Companies

    Published: 12/19/2019

  8. 10. Mike Duboe (Greylock) - Learnings as Head of Growth at Stitch Fix & Tilt, The Importance of Saying No, and Analyzing Health of Acquisition

    Published: 12/16/2019

  9. 9. David Wu (Maveron) - The Reinvention of Entertainment, The Founder Scorecard, and the Lessons Learned From Building a Houseboat and Cruising Down the Mississippi

    Published: 12/12/2019

  10. 8. Rick Heitzmann (FirstMark Capital) - The Future of Marketplaces, Why investing in B2C companies is different to B2B companies, Investing in Secondary and Tertiary Markets

    Published: 12/9/2019

  11. 7. Susan Lyne (BBG Ventures) - Why Investing in Women Founders is Still an Untapped Market

    Published: 12/5/2019

  12. 6. Caitlin Strandberg (Lerer Hippeau) - How To Identify Consumer Pain Points, The D2C Investment Landscape, and The New York Ecosystem

    Published: 12/2/2019

  13. 5. Ajay Kamat (Pear VC) - Clarity of Thought, Future of Audio, and Today's Investing Landscape

    Published: 11/26/2019

  14. 4. Amit Mukherjee (NEA) - The Gen Z Consumer, How to Evaluate Two Different Competing Companies

    Published: 11/19/2019

  15. 3. Nicole Quinn (Lightspeed Venture Partners) - Future of Media, Investing in Women, and Thinking Big

    Published: 11/12/2019

  16. 2. Hayden Williams (BrandProject) - Empathy, Investing in Smoothies, and the Fickle Consumer

    Published: 11/5/2019

  17. 1. Jay Kapoor (Launch Capital) - Persistence, Building Trust & Finding Founder-Market Fit

    Published: 10/30/2019

  18. Ep.0 - Why "The Consumer VC"?

    Published: 10/22/2019

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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.