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S3 E7: The Future of VC in DTC with Ben Lerer of Lerer Hippeau

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Transitioning Into a Full Time Venture Capitalist

I started a digital media company called Thrillist in at a time in New York where there was a very small tech scene and very little available venture capital. And so I've done two jobs for the last 12 or 13 years. Last year sold the company that Thrillist became a part of called Group 9 to Vox and have been a full time VC for a year. We are big believers in sort of like the power of our network, which over the course of the decade or so is, you know, 400 companies that we've invested in.

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