Davis Smith

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Feb 21, 2025

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Davis Smith maintains a list of his 1,000 past investor pitches

“I have a list of every investor I've ever met with. And at this point I have around a thousand people”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 21:44 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Feb 21, 2025

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Smith's Brazilian baby e-commerce startup reached $20 million revenue in three years

“The first first year we did over a couple million in revenue, two or three million in revenue. And over the next few years, two, three years grew to maybe twenty million in revenue.”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 4:16 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Feb 21, 2025

Assertion Supported

Cotopaxi grew to $150 million in revenue under Davis Smith's tenure

“I think I did a good job taking a business from zero to around a hundred and fifty million in revenue, and there's probably better leaders that can take it To the next level.”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 32:59 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Feb 21, 2025 negative

Insight

Smith: Choose co-founders for problem-fit rather than picking family or friends

“Instead of Choosing my co-founder based on who I love and you know, who's close to me right now. Why don't I go first, try to find a great idea. And then once I have the right idea, then I should go find a co-founder that really helps me solve the problem that…”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 7:13 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Feb 21, 2025

Disclosure

Davis Smith plans to return to Cotopaxi as Executive Chairman

“I suspect I'll probably go back to Cotopaxi and not as a CEO. I think I've given that role up and I'm okay with that now. I maybe play an executive chairman kind of role where I can still be very involved in our mission and our purpose and the culture.”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 36:44 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Feb 21, 2025 positive

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Cotopaxi's uniquely designed one-of-a-kind bags saw near-zero return rates

“And the return rate was like zero, like whatever they got, no matter how funky it was, they were, they loved it.”

Davis Smith Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 1:12 Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith: Lessons from scaling a mission-driven business | Masters of Scale

Davis Smith

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