This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion of the business of building a brand and our first event in New York.
Thanks to 3L Capital for hosting! On the panel is Erum Hasnain, partner at Idea Farm Ventures, Melissa Mash, founder & CEO of Dagne Dover, and Dorie Smith, co founder of Of Mercer.
We discuss their customer, what their brands stand for, and how they listen to and implement customer feedback. It was interesting to hear the brands origin stories—from trunk shows at Wharton to getting connected to Warby Parker's Chinese sourcer.
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This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion of the business of building a brand and our first event in New York.
Thanks to 3L Capital for hosting! On the panel is Erum Hasnain, partner at Idea Farm Ventures, Melissa Mash, founder & CEO of Dagne Dover, and Dorie Smith, co founder of Of Mercer.
We discuss their customer, what their brands stand for, and how they listen to and implement customer feedback. It was interesting to hear the brands origin stories—from trunk shows at Wharton to getting connected to Warby Parker's Chinese sourcer.
Talking seed stage statups and diversity debt with Phin Barnes, First Round Capital
Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders
59 minutes 33 seconds
5 years ago
Talking seed stage statups and diversity debt with Phin Barnes, First Round Capital
This podcast is a recording of a fireside chat with Phin Barnes, partner at First Round Capital. In this podcast:
-Phin explains why First Round focuses on seed investments, what they look for, and how they structure their deals.
-He also explains the concept of “diversity debt” and why it’s important to focus on building a diverse team from the beginning, even if it takes longer.
First round was founded by Wharton alum Josh Kopelman and has a female investing partner. Lots of great insights from Phin and stay till the end for the answer to the audience question about why we should invest in women.
Wharton Alumnae Founders & Funders
This podcast is a recording of a panel discussion of the business of building a brand and our first event in New York.
Thanks to 3L Capital for hosting! On the panel is Erum Hasnain, partner at Idea Farm Ventures, Melissa Mash, founder & CEO of Dagne Dover, and Dorie Smith, co founder of Of Mercer.
We discuss their customer, what their brands stand for, and how they listen to and implement customer feedback. It was interesting to hear the brands origin stories—from trunk shows at Wharton to getting connected to Warby Parker's Chinese sourcer.
