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Underdog founders have a higher likelihood of success than silver-spoon peers
“I think people who've kind of worked through and gotten themselves in a position to succeed in Probably have a greater likelihood of having a very successful outcome, and so those are some characteristics I look for.”
Prioritize great teams in good markets over decent teams in great markets
“But in general, I think the reality is I would take a great team in a very good market over a decent team in a great market. Cause I think at the end of the day, the great end of the day, the great team has a flexibility insight to really move into great marke…”
Low creation barriers make brand building critical for differentiation
“I do think brand and brand development is, is more important now, mostly because it just enables you to differentiate in a very crowded market because your ability for anyone to launch new brands is much easier now than it was ever before.”
Winning DTC investing requires recurring high-margin markets and founder advantage
“My formula is a very large market opportunity that doesn't have multiple brand participants that can play in, let's say high margin categories that have reoccurring purchasing characteristics. Meaning this idea of I can build a direct to consumer brand in cate…”