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Hey Friends,
Thank you Radha Kapoor for the introduction to our guest today Michele Romanow, Co-Founder and CEO of Clearco. Clearco offers fast, affordable funding for ecommerce companies to fund your inventory or marketing needs. Michele is a serial entrepreneur and also one of the dragons on Canada’s Dragon’s Den.
We discuss:
What’s misunderstood about scaling eCommerce companies
When venture capital makes sense vs. revenue-based financing,
Her “aha” moment on Dragon’s Den that led to founding ClearCo
The top three marketing metrics for DTC brands
When accepting VC money makes sense for founders
Thank you for listening!
