[CVC Episode 122] - Building the world's largest community of sports card collectors with Eric Doty, CEO of Loupe

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[CVC Episode 122] - Building the world's largest community of sports card collectors with Eric Doty, CEO of Loupe

The Consumer VC Episode 122 - Eric Doty, CEO of Loupe

Mike Gelb

Apr 15, 2021

On today’s episode I’m joined by Eric Doty, founder/CEO of Loupe. Loupe is building the world’s largest community of sports card collectors.

I didn’t know much about the sports card collecting market before my conversation with Eric. As a new category for both me and the podcast, I learned a lot and think you will as well.

We discuss:

What got Eric back into collecting sports cards
The insight that led him to founding Loupe
How he solved the cold start problem many marketplace businesses had
What metric he optimizes for in a transaction buyer/seller business
His approach to leadership and what it means to be product driven

You can listen on Apple Podcasts Here, Spotify Here, and Google Podcasts Here.

Enjoy and let me know what you think of the episode!

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

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