David Goldberg

Board Partner & Co-Founder, Alpaca VC · 4 appearances on the record.

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David Goldberg co-founded and served as General Partner at Alpaca VC, formerly Corigin Ventures, leading seed investments in startups like Minibar Delivery and Latch. He previously worked as an assistant district attorney and founded the menswear rental platform FreshNeck.

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The record, in short

What the tape says about how David argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable contradicted claim

Assertion Contradicted
Goldberg: Most consumers are perfectly happy with standard apparel sizing
“And then the majority of people are actually happy with the standard sizing systems.”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 18:04 #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest.

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Everything David Goldberg said on the Pitch that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Insight
Goldberg: Digital sizing surveys fail to overcome trust issues for premium apparel
“And what we found is a lot of great brands out there, but when you're talking about a product that's, I don't know, 500 dollars, 700 dollars, maybe even a thousand dollars. That little extra convenience of being able to fill out a survey in someone's home didn…”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 8:42 #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest.
Opinion
Goldberg: Sene's fit technology cannot scale into a multi-hundred-million-dollar platform
“I don't think there's anything novel enough in the underlying fit technology To build the whole base of the company around that. And I don't think that will scale to be a multi hundred million dollar technology platform.”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 11:40 #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest.
Assertion Contradicted
Goldberg: Most consumers are perfectly happy with standard apparel sizing
“And then the majority of people are actually happy with the standard sizing systems.”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 18:04 #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest.
Disclosure
Goldberg: Passing on The Cru Over Concerns Users Will Move Off-Platform
“And my concern is that you are delivering a ton of value on day one with the matching, but then it diminishes a bit post that. And I worry about some folks going off platform. So I'm going to pass.”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 14:12 #78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru
Insight
Goldberg: CPG startups require high initial profitability or high repeat frequency
“When I think about consumer products, I'm typically looking for one of two behaviors. Either one, a high enough purchase where you will be significantly profitable on first purchase. Think mattresses, right? Or something more like a subscription box like razor…”
David Goldberg Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 15:51 #72 How Niche Is Too Niche?

Appearances (4)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
#86 If the Suit Fits, Invest. Mar 3, 2025 3m
#84 The Napkin Pitch Mar 3, 2025 1m
#78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru Mar 3, 2025 1m
#72 How Niche Is Too Niche? Mar 3, 2025 2m
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