This episode features Tara Fung, co-founder of CO:CREATE - a digital platform for tattooing.
Tara and her co-founder raised $25m in seed funding from A16z at the height of the NFT hype with a technical vision for how to scale that ecosystem, but ultimately ran into hard times as the market for NFTs collapsed.
What followed was a journey into the unknown, seeking ways to successfully pivot the company into something they could build and scale.
Tattoos aren’t necessarily the first thing that spring to mind when you think of vc-backed businesses, but Tara’s own experience of getting tattooed served as a point of inspiration for CO:CREATE, coupled with a willingness to explore beyond the typical playbooks.
Key topics:
Chapters
00:00 The Evolution of CO:CREATE
12:57 Navigating the Fundraising Landscape
19:04 Navigating Investor Relationships and Pivots
23:48 Motivation and Purpose in Entrepreneurship
30:00 Finding Clarity in Direction and Focus
32:16 Breaking the Playbook: A New Approach to Entrepreneurship
34:23 The Future of Trust in a Distrustful World
38:17 Navigating Attention and Discovery in the Digital Age
42:12 Ethics and Technology: Balancing Business with Societal Impact
43:00 Exploring Trust, Ethics, and Technology
45:29 Empowering Artists in the Tattoo Industry
