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by andreessensucks
4570 days ago
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Better shaving system? Tristan isn't offering anything new with Bevel or his umbrella co., egomaniacally named Walker Brands. I cannot believe that this guy got $2.4M in funding without proving the concept first. In fact, he barely had a deck when he was fundraising. So ridic. He plays the race card and is mostly fluff. He has no prior experience as a founder, no ecommerce experience, no consumer especially personal care/grooming experience. It's fucked up that someone like him got funding only because of his social connections and because he plays the race card - there are definitely other more qualified founders getting dissed who have better business models, proof of concept, relevant experience, etc. |
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Naming a company with your last name automatically makes you an egomaniac now? How is this any different from the thousands of other companies and charities named after founders? I never hear any of them criticized for their names.
What race card is he playing by looking to provide solutions to a group under served by an industry? Black men do have some unique hair/skincare/health challenges. Seems like a good vertical... but I can also understand why vc's may not see that upfront. That can be solved with execution.
No experience? Killed it at Foursquare, didn't he? That's gotta count for something. Plus, plenty of first time founders come right out of undergrad, sometimes not even finishing. You usually don't hear the "no experience" thing in those cases though.
The "he used his social connections" thing is pretty hilarious being that the majority of founders make and use relationships to increase chances of getting funded or getting introduced to vc's and angels. Since when is this considered a bad thing?
There's always going to be a better idea and a more qualified guy doing xyz around the corner. What else is new?