03/13/2018

Consumer

“The 20 Minute VC” with Lightspeed’s Alex Taussig

This week, Lightspeed’s Alex Taussig sat down with Harry Stebbings for an episode of the “20 Minute VC Podcast”.

  • From physics at Harvard during the time of Facebook, to landing in VC with investments like Zola and Daily Harvest…
  • From Alex’s optimism about the current state of the retail environment to his thoughts on VC risk mentality…
  • From analyzing breakout growth of consumer apps to the importance of product channel fit…
  • From the mechanics of cash flow to the benefits of “negative working capital”…

 

Authors

Meredith Kendall Maines

Meredith Kendall Maines
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