Podcast Episodes

Trade Coffee CMO Melissa Spencer Barnes on capturing the at-home brewing market

The professional world may have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but there is one thing that still powers our workday: coffee.

The subscrip…

5 years, 6 months ago

Cat Person co-founder Jimmy Wu on how the pet supplies industry could be pandemic-proof

As existing commerce companies adapt to survive a global pandemic, Jimmy Wu instead launched one.

Cat Person sells cat food, toys, furniture and treat…

5 years, 7 months ago

'This year you won't be buying DTC suitcases': The Inside founder Christiane Lemieux on why home brands are seeing a boom

Retail stores are slowly reopening, but Christiane Lemieux, founder of the DTC furniture brand The Inside, still thinks people will want to invest mo…

5 years, 7 months ago

Homebrew's Hunter Walk: The current crisis is a second punch for DTC, not the first

Looking to the past doesn't always work. For one, many current founders or CEOs were "still in high school" during the last economic crisis, accordin…

5 years, 7 months ago

Grove Collaborative CEO Stuart Landesberg: A culture of expense discipline is key

For a time, Grove Collaborative was one of the rare places where you could order reasonably-priced hand sanitizer online.

That availability wasn't for…

5 years, 7 months ago

Coefficient Capital co-founder Franklin Isacson on investing in times of crisis

Coefficient Capital co-founder Franklin Isacson describes himself as a cautious investor, especially in times of uncertainty like today. That comes i…

5 years, 8 months ago

'I don't think anyone will ever be able to pay what they were paying before': Lunya founder Ashley Merrill on the future of real estate

Biossance president Catherine Gore has always considered skin care as medically significant, and believes customers will be more inclined to share th…

5 years, 8 months ago

Pattern co-founder Nick Ling: Marketing investments now can have very uncertain outcomes

If Nick Ling's latest brand launch wasn't so right for this moment, he would have delayed bringing it to market.

"If I was launching a new brand I'd w…

5 years, 8 months ago

Burrow CEO Stephen Kuhl: 'We're re-forecasting on a weekly basis'

Through this crisis, Burrow CEO Stephen Kuhl is sticking to a piece of advice he got back when the furniture store was just another startup at Y Comb…

5 years, 8 months ago

Parachute founder Ariel Kaye: 'Great businesses do come from difficult moments'

Americans may have more reason than ever to appreciate the comforts of home and the value of making theirs their own.

But even a company like Parachut…

5 years, 8 months ago