Amazon vs. Shopify rollups and which social platforms are winning creators over with Ali Hamed

The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing

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Amazon vs. Shopify rollups and which social platforms are winning creators over with Ali Hamed

The Consumer VC episode 160 with Ali Hamed, co-founder and Partner at CoVenture

Mike Gelb

Sep 01, 2021

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Hey there,

Our guest today on The Consumer VC podcast is Ali Hamed, co-founder, and Partner of CoVenture.

Ali is one of the more unique guests we've had on the show because he underwrites both equity and debt into technology startups. So in this episode, we discuss traditional venture capital, but also different models to fund a business as well.

We also talk about:

Amazon vs. Shopify rollups
Which social media platforms are winning the battle for creators
Why credit is an underused source of capital for startups
The future of media and content

Thanks for listening.

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The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing

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