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In this episode, Harry and Colin speak with Bruce Hamilton, who is the Founder & General Partner of Everybody Ventures. He is passionate about using his entrepreneur experience, business development, marketing and creative background to develop brands and help them scale.
Bruce previously served as a Co-founder / General Partner of Mech Ventures, a $10M early stage venture fund investing in companies building the future of pop culture. He’s also a serial entrepreneur that has built and scaled several companies leading to one acquisition.
As a marketing executive and CMO, he helped lead House of Glue, an art e-commerce company, to a successful acquisition.
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During his career in the music industry, Bruce was an A&R at Sony Music / Epic Records where he worked with artists such as Travis Scott, Fifth Harmony, and several others. He was also the Founder & CEO of Samurai Entertainment, a talent management firm representing artists, producers and songwriters.
Bruce and his work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, TechCrunch, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Black Enterprise, Fader, Buzzfeed, Vibe Magazine, The Verge, AfroTech, The Independent, Rolling Out Magazine, and more.
Bruce draws on his extensive experience in consumer investing, fund structures, and pop culture trends to offer valuable insights on identifying promising startups, connecting with consumers, and making investment opportunities more accessible. With his deep background in various industries, Bruce provides practical advice for both new and experienced investors.
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Segments:
2:10 About Carta
3:00 Bruce's intro
4:50 Bruce's new fund
6:20 Importance of Pop Culture in Investing
7:22 Consumer Investing Challenges
10:00 Founder-Market Fit
13:10 Pop Culture and Technology
16:00 AI in Gaming and Industry Impacts
17:20 Innovative Fund Structure
20:10 LP Voting and Community Building
24:15 Finding LPs
28:45 Closing Remarks
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About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k of personal funds in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though! Harry also has a $500k mini-fund that invests in early stage mobility, logistics, marketplaces and his network.
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About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent over a decade building startups focusing on online marketplaces. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He advises marketplace/platform startups on growth, analytics, monetization, fundraising, and strategy. He also runs the rapidly growing syndicate Yonder Ventures, which invests in marketplaces and platforms and the SaaS, Fintech, Insurtech, and the technology enabling them.
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