Andrew Gluck is the founder of IrrvrntVC, a firm that invests in early-stage companies. With a background in economics and psychology, he transitioned from working in marketing to becoming an angel investor and advisor, eventually starting his own firm and raising a $10 million fund.

In this podcast, Gluck discusses the challenge of creating brands with generational opportunities and their path to profitability. He suggests it's possible to control a brand's destiny with little funding by setting realistic LTV numbers and payback periods. One key advice he gives to founders is to understand how much of the market big brands in your space have been able to capture and how they've done so.

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In this podcast, Ben Tregoe interviews Nick Allen, the founder and CEO of Geologie, a personalized skincare company that started out just for men but has expanded to all genders and even added hair and body care lines.

Nick talks about his background experiences in investment banking, equity research, and his entrepreneurial start in the ride-sharing business. He also walks though Geologie’s journey as a company, why they chose a subscription model, and how they’ve evolved their marketing efforts.

Tune in as Nick shares the importance of product-market-founder-fit - where an entrepreneur needs to have a good idea, a market worth pursuing, and be the right person to execute the plan - and how fellow DTC founders can thrive in today’s environment.

On this episode we welcome Dave Wardell, brand president of Chubbies Shorts, an apparel and fashion brand that has seen huge success in the DTC space over the past few years. Wardell talks about his experience building up his career, continuously reinventing and reevaluating the work he did and the kinds of companies he worked with. He also talks about the Chubbies employee team and how their unique priorities and work helped them rise to success and get acquired by Solo brands.