The state of pre-seed & seed investing // Michael Hirshland, Co-Founder of Resolute Ventures

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

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The state of pre-seed & seed investing // Michael Hirshland, Co-Founder of Resolute Ventures

The Consumer VC podcast #246 with Michael Hirshland, Co-Founder of Resolute Ventures

Mike Gelb

Oct 05, 2022

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Hey Friends,

Our guest today is Michael Hirshland, co-founder of Resolute Ventures. Resolute Ventures is a lead seed and pre-seed investment focused on backing and connecting a community of founders who share an entrepreneurial spirit and energy. Some of their consumer investments include BarkBox, Clutter, and Lumen.

We discuss:

The current state of pre-seed & seed investing
How he builds conviction when meeting founders
How he thinks about risk and portfolio management
Approach to investing in consumer-oriented companies
Ways in which he builds community
What parts of Web3 are investible

Thanks for listening

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

The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.

Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech subscription.

Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch.

This podcast also includes bonus episodes. Each bonus episode dives into a particular subject that might not have to due with the fundraise or venture capital, but still would be helpful to founders. For example, a bonus episode on brand strategy or how to construct a board of directors. All bonus episodes will be clearly labeled.

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