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DogVacay

also referred to as: dog vacay

8 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 5, 2015 by Harry Stebbings · said 24 times in 4 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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brought up most by Harry Stebbings (20), Kyle Hill (2), Peter Pham (1), Aaron Hirschhorn (1)

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Everything said about DogVacay, oldest first

Aug 5, 2015 positive
Assertion Supported
Science Inc. leadership has achieved over 12 acquisitions and $1B in exits
“Their portfolio includes the likes of Medium, Dollar Shave Club, And Dog Vacay, just to name a few, and their leadership is responsible for an astonishing 12 acquisitions and over a billion dollars in exits.”
Harry Stebbings Aug 5, 2015 ▶ 0:21 20 VC 060: 12 Acquisitions, $1bn In Exits, Mike Jones, Former MySpace CEO on Life At Science Inc.
May 13, 2016 bullish
Assertion Supported
DogVacay hosts nearly 30,000 active pet sitters on its platform
“Now we've got about 25,000, close to 30,000 sitters on our platform who are earning income, millions of dogs who are not in cages.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 24:15 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016
Disclosure
DogVacay scaled to hundreds of thousands monthly within three months
“Three months in, we were doing a few 100,000 dollars a month.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 4:30 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016 bullish
Assertion Supported
DogVacay costs 40% less on average than traditional kennels
“And then, of course, selfishly, I'll put a dog vacay in that category, where we offer a far better experience than the kennel, and at about 40% less, on average, of cost.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 14:17 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016
Disclosure
DogVacay pitched 30 VC firms during its Series A raise
“For the series A, I probably did 30 pitches.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 11:30 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016
Disclosure
DogVacay approves only 15% of dog sitter applications
“We approve only about 15% of our dog sitter applications.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 3:40 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
DogVacay leads the pet services market with under 1% penetration
“We're the leader in the space, but have a market share of, you know, 50 basis points, less than one percent.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 16:01 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
May 13, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hirschhorn personally hosted over 100 dogs in 2011 as DogVacay's first host
“I had actually watched over a hundred dogs in my home over the course of 20 11 being the dog sitter, being the very first dog vacay sitter.”
Aaron Hirschhorn May 13, 2016 ▶ 5:51 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
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