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Investing in eCommerce Globally // Lydia Jett, Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers
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Investing in eCommerce Globally // Lydia Jett, Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers

The Consumer VC podcast #272 with Lydia Jett, Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Hey Friends,

Our guest today is Lydia Jett, Managing Partner and Head of eCommerce / Consumer Internet at SoftBank Investment Advisers Vision Fund. Some of her investments include Coupang, Fanatics, and Misfits Market.

We discuss:

  • Why she took an interest in eCommerce in the mid-2010s

  • Investing in companies serving emerging markets

  • The evolution of the Vision Fund

  • The state of eCommerce aggregators

  • What she learned from 2022

  • What makes Fanatics an incredible business

  • How she thinks about capital deployment in this economic environment

  • If it makes sense to buy secondaries in companies

  • What it’s like working with Masayoshi Son & more

I hope you enjoy.

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