Episode Summary:

On today’s episode, we have Justin Chaddick, Co-Founder & CEO of Treepost. Justin operates a marketplace which curates the highest quality hemp and CBD brands for consumers. With an impressive academic background in earth science and biology from Georgia Tech, Justin is determined to bring transparency and trust in the hemp buying process by showing what each product has been tested for and what notable certifications each brand has obtained. 

Topics Covered by Justin Chaddick in this Episode:

• Overview of what Treepost is in a nutshell and its founding story
• Industry background of the $24billion Cannabinoids/Hemp products market
• What problem is Treepost solving and why Justin thinks it's a huge opportunity
• Why Treepost is needed to help bring trust, transparency and personalization in the hemp buying process
• Personal story of how the CBD buying experience of one of Justin's close friends inspired his product decision 
• How does Treepost differentiate and compete with other e-commerce giants such as Amazon
• The short-term and long-term vision for Treepost as the marketplace for high quality hemp and CBD brands for consumers
• Treepost’s monetization and seller partnership strategy 
• Justin highlighting the sell-side challenges in successfully seeding a marketplace
• Treepost’s initial marketplace growth phase and path to achieve the network-effect
• Justin discussing Treepost’s current fundraising round and his plans to grow and scale
• Justin summarizing lesson learned and big takeaway so far in his entrepreneurial journey as a first time founder

Connect with Justin:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/JustinChaddick

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-chaddick/

Check out Treepost:

Company Website - https://treepost.io/

Crunchbase - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/treepost

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About the Host:

Chandler is an active angel investor and venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners investing in Pre-Seed and Seed technology startups. He is a 3x startup operator passionate about working with technical founders to get their big ideas off the ground. Chandler provides mentorship and helps founders build and scale their business, on Day 0.

He holds a master degree in Financial Engineering from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Follow him on Twitter @chandlerjwang.