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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…”
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”
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.”
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.”
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…”
Sereni: We accepted the Techstars Boulder offer on the spot
“And we're so excited that we accepted it on the spot.”