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Dollar Shave Club sold to Unilever to accelerate global scaling
“Michael and the management team were ultimately convinced that Hey, we can get so much bigger, so much more quickly by working with these guys, then continuing on the independent path, and we like them. So that was really what led to the decision to undertake …”
David Pakman Aug 10, 2016 ▶ 16:19 20VC: Dollar Shave Club's Series A & B Lead Investor, David Pakman on The Requirements For A Successful Subscription Business & Why A Lot of Investors Do Not Like Consumer
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Pakman: Venrock backed Dollar Shave Club when VCs doubted it could scale
“You know, I did that with Dollar Shave Club, where very few people believed that that company could become as large as they have and could disrupt, you know, a traditional legacy shaving market, men's grooming market.”
David Pakman Jul 15, 2015 ▶ 11:30 20 VC 055: David Pakman @ Venrock on The Future Of The Music Industry
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Automotive startup Pearl's 70-person team includes 53 former Apple employees
“I think there are 53 people from Apple, 70 total people now that, that built and managed and delivered iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch and iPods”
David Pakman Aug 10, 2016 ▶ 24:08 20VC: Dollar Shave Club's Series A & B Lead Investor, David Pakman on The Requirements For A Successful Subscription Business & Why A Lot of Investors Do Not Like Consumer
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Pakman: Venrock invested in YouNow before mobile live streaming was accepted
“I did it with live streaming with YouNow. Where very few people believe that a bunch of kids talking to each other on through mobile live video was gonna be big, and, you know, a year later, everyone believes that, so.”
David Pakman Jul 15, 2015 ▶ 11:43 20 VC 055: David Pakman @ Venrock on The Future Of The Music Industry
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