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Nicole Verkindt: ShearShare is not yet venture-ready

Nicole Verkindt · #29 Could This Be the Next Airbnb? · Mar 3, 2025 · at 23:28

Investor Nicole Verkindt debriefs with fellow investors on The Pitch after Courtney and Ty Caldwell pitch their salon chair rental marketplace, ShearShare.

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“I actually don't think they are necessarily VC ready. I think the two of you are right in that, but they're right because they haven't figured out. I don't think they've figured out the revenue piece yet, and it's early.”

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