i predict you'll see a lot of this in the doc mara series. i actually tried to buy the cosmo brand, cosmo dot com, and j p morgan wouldn't sell it to me. And so some other company bought the mouth docom assets when they went out. You know, i don't know about blaming the series a investor who didn't come through. It's a dynamic market. If the company was really strong, they might have had five offers. The challenge is, i think, d to c requires a lot of patience, and the return profile is hard.
Jason breaks down SoftBank's Vision Fund losing $21B+ last quarter and reflects on how founders should approach raising capital from megafunds. (2:11) Then, Jason reflects on lessons learned from the tough DTC space (27:05) and gives a quick Jay Trading update! (36:17). To wrap, NutriSense CEO Alex Skryl joins J+M to break down the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring! (47:37)
(0:00) Jason tees up today's solo news + founder interview!
(2:11) Jason breaks down SoftBank's Vision Fund losing ~$21B+ last quarter and analyzes some clips from Masayoshi Son's investor presentation
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(12:54) Jason disagrees with Masa's new strategy and direction and explains how founders should approach raising capital by megafunds like the Vision Fund and differences between how Uber and WeWork deployed SoftBank capital
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(24:06) Reviewing the biggest hits and misses from Vision Fund I
(27:05) Lessons learned from DTC shutdowns, how VCs deploy capital in a downturn
(34:45) Prometheus - Go to Prometheusalts.com or download it on the App Store and use the access code TWIST to sign up
(36:17) Jay Trading update: $DIS, $AMZN, $WBD, $SFIX
(47:37) Nutrisense CEO Alex Skryl joins to talk glucose monitoring benefits, biohacking, and more!