HandsDown

also referred to as: hands down

8 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 4, 2025 by Jillian Manus · said 12 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Mar 4, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Manus: HandsDown's business model is bouncing around like a pinball machine
“I think the business model is still going through a pinball machine. So I am out.”
Jillian Manus Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:28 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 negative
Insight
Yin: Social shopping apps cannot straddle private sharing and broad discovery
“I think it's hard to actually be both of those. I think you are either one or the other, so if you're in the small group, it's all about small groups... Or you're more in the Pinterest category... But I feel like trying to message both is going to be very chal…”
Elizabeth Yin Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 9:36 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025
Disclosure
Sereni: Hands Down has approximately 4,500 users
“Right now we have about 4500 users, and I do have a demo for you as well, if you'd like.”
Jenna Sereni Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 4:10 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sereni: Pregnant women and new moms scored 10 points above other cohorts
“In order to determine how to verticalize, we identified 20 or 30 cohorts, so we had artists, golfers, outdoor enthusiasts, pregnant women, moms of kids who go to Montessori schools, and we scored them in different categories. Do they value trust? Do they value…”
Jenna Sereni Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 27:15 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Sereni: We accepted the Techstars Boulder offer on the spot
“And we're so excited that we accepted it on the spot.”
Jenna Sereni Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 24:29 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 negative
Insight
Hudson: Investors lose money backing product directions founders aren't focused on
“A good way to lose money as an investor is to fall in love with something that the founder is not as focused on as you are. So for me personally, I'm out”
Charles Hudson Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 12:30 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sereni: Hands Down takes 12% to 40% commission on purchases
“We earn anywhere from a 12 to 40% commission on those purchases.”
Jenna Sereni Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 4:48 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
Mar 4, 2025
Disclosure
Sereni: Hands Down has $1M soft-circled for a $4M seed round
“So we have about a million dollars soft circled in the four million dollar round. We are still talking to leads.”
Jenna Sereni Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 3:59 #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
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