consumers
also referred to as: consumer · the consumer
26 statements across 23 episodes · 11 bullish · 4 bearish · 22 people on the record · first statement Mar 18, 2016 by Puneet Mehta · across every show →
Everything said about consumers, oldest first
Mar 18, 2016 bullish
Apr 21, 2017
Fine: High furniture costs drive repeat room-by-room redecorating cycles
“And then there's the fact that when you move into a space, you're going to go through and you're going to decorate one room at a time because of how expensive furniture is. So people are coming to us and they're typically starting with one of their public spac…”
May 29, 2017
Zaveri: VC operational help works faster in enterprise than consumer startups
“On the enterprise side where you can do customer introductions, maybe add value to the top line revenue side. I'd say even on the consumer side, there's a lot one can do, but it's probably much more explicit or sort of much more, you know, you can realize it s…”
Jun 19, 2017 negative
Jan 3, 2018
Jun 7, 2019 positive
Jan 13, 2020 bullish
Jan 13, 2020 negative
Jul 10, 2020 positive
Sep 8, 2020 bullish
Jun 2, 2021
Jan 24, 2022 positive
Nov 2, 2022
Ilishayev: Delivery customers value consistency over raw speed
“People don't necessarily want a really fast delivery. They want a really consistent delivery. So they read that really have like a 30 minute average with, you know, a seven, eight minute deviation, then like a 20 minute average with a 15 minute deviation, righ…”
Nov 6, 2023 bearish
Nov 6, 2023
Dec 22, 2023 neutral
Powers: Deckers avoids consumer-facing corporate branding, focusing Deckers name on investors
“Well, you know, we're holding company for the brands, right? We're not expecting or trying to get consumers to know Deckers. That's not our goal. We want investors to know Deckers, and they do, but we're not pushing the Decker's name to consumers.”
Jan 19, 2024 positive
Social media audiences will figure out brand lore if entertained
“And I think it's trusting that our consumers are much smarter than we think they are. And even if we make them dive in deep, like, they can figure it out. They'll scroll back if they want to scroll back. If it's entertaining enough, people will figure it out.”
Sep 30, 2024
Tang: SHEIN made a mistake by neglecting regulators when entering US
“Well, in the very beginning of the time that we paid more attention to the consumers, and I think to paying attention to stakeholders is a very important thing to do, and we should do it earlier and more often, and we still haven't done enough.”
Apr 24, 2025
Sep 5, 2025 positive
Dec 31, 2025 positive
Feb 9, 2026 positive
Acharya: Willingness to be embarrassed is a competitive advantage in consumer tech
“I actually think conversely in consumer, having a beginner's mind and a high willingness to be embarrassed is a competitive advantage because so many consumer products feel embarrassing and, you know, they're immediately dismissed as embarrassing or impossible…”
Feb 9, 2026
Feb 12, 2026 bullish
Apr 2, 2026 bearish