Mares: Engaging founders pre-launch yields angel pricing advantages
Justin Mares · Justin Mares talks Tru Med, MAHA, and the Future of CPG. · Mar 14, 2025 · at 12:41
Justin Mares, founder of TruMed and angel investor, discusses his strategy for securing lower early-stage valuations with host Jordy.
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“If you can play some role in the journey that your friends have, or like other people, you know, have, In going from, should I start a thing to I'm doing this thing? Oftentimes you have pricing advantage of that, but you're also like part of the journey and part of the story of one of the first believers”
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