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Hey There,
My guest today is Megan Bent, Managing Partner at Harbinger Ventures.
Harbinger Ventures is a leading growth-equity investment firm focused on identifying and scaling high-growth companies in the consumer sector. They are the only fund I know of where each portfolio company actually has a stake in the fund.
We cover a lot of ground on this episode:
Do consumers consider beef a healthy protein choice
Managing scale vs. SKUs
The benefits of having a concentrated portfolio approach
Identifying emerging consumer categories
Differences between brand efficiency vs. operation efficiency
Thanks for listening!
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