231st 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Tod Francis, Shasta Ventures - 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast

Tod Francis, Managing Director at Shasta Ventures, starts with a discussion on the history of retail, all the way from shoe stores, to departmental stores, and back to specialty retail. This is followed by a similar overview of the history of e-commerce ranging from Amazon’s strategy to how specialty retail is translating into niche e-commerce, and how Tod is looking at investments in the category.