CPG Industry
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
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5 statements about CPG Industry, every show
Milstein: True moats in CPG are nearly non-existent without proprietary manufacturing
“The reality is, in the CPG industry, having an actual moat is very hard. It's kind of non-existent. I mean, having your own manufacturing like Brian does really can help, but that's extremely expensive”
Walker: Walker & Company ran on 3-to-6-month cycles versus 2-year industry norms
“I think that was the thing that was differentiated in a CPG industry that operates on two year cycles. We operated on three to six month cycles.”
Caldbeck: CPG founders take an average of 8 to 12 months to raise capital
“In that industry, because there's no Silicon Valley, it takes on average eight to 12 months to raise capital.”
Veronica Garza: Women of color mentors were hard to find in CPG
“When we were starting off, we were looking for mentors, and it had been my hope that I could find somebody who had done this before, and maybe somebody like me, a woman of color, and that was really hard to find in our industry.”
Garg: CPG industry sees D2C food delivery playing out over 20 years
“And especially in our market and direct to consumer food delivery, venture capital oftentimes thinks that it's played out based on a couple players trying and failing, but actually the CPG industry could not be more excited about the shift to direct to consume…”