Episode 1961

Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961

Jun 7, 20241:12:28Watch on YouTube

Timestamps:

(0:00) Kirsten Green joins guest host Mark Suster.

(2:49) Kirsten’s advice to stand out in consumer venture with only seven percent of VC dollars being allocated to consumer.

(8:33) Forerunner’s framework on making investments.

(11:16) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist

(12:09) The value of searching for where businesses are missing the mark, and the “wow” factor of the Oura Ring.

(16:28) How AI will change how consumer companies and applications are built

(19:46) Oracle - Take a free test drive of OCI at https://www.oracle.com/twist

(20:50) The current state of the consumer search experience and the power of personalization that AI can bring.

(24:16) The disruptive lesson from mobile and the next level of being context aware.

(28:24) Mercury - Join 200K startups who use Mercury to operate at their best at http://www.mercury.com

(31:57) Forerunner Ventures lives within the intersection of invention and culture.

(33:38) Cultural shifts that are investable.

(36:36) The consumer shift from large to small screen.

(40:42) The importance of the mix between direct and indirect revenue.

(42:32) Discussing the relevance of “freemium”.

(55:48) What the exit environment is like going forward.

(1:02:55) What will it take to bring back the small and mid-cap market?

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