Episode 1220

US crypto regulation, Robinhood IPO access + Magic Spoon's Gabi Lewis on product-market fit | E1220

May 21, 20211:03:40Watch on YouTube

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Show notes:

00:00 News Segment BTC, Robinhood, & IPO

01:42 Crypto faces crackdown in China & taxes + reporting requirements in the US

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17:26 Robinhood lets retail investors invest in IPOs early

21:14 Antonio Garcia Martinez on Kara Swisher Twitter Space

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25:47 Guest - Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder of Magic Spoon's first startup Exo Protein

29:27 Sell something people want, going after a mass-appeal category

31:20 How to Magic Spoon actually made their first products

34:25 Why "big cereal" doesn't have any protein

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38:40 Pricing a premium food product

40:10 How Magic Spoon incentivizes customers to buy direct, while also selling on Amazon

45:26 Balancing marketing costs with growth across channels

50:50 Focus vs. cross-category expansion

52:25 Going back to the office & how remote work improved hiring

58:08 What flavor is Captain Crunch?

1:00:25 Benefits of raising an internal round vs. an external round

Jason's Magic Spoon Review: It's Great! His kids like it too.

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