DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture Capital
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Ross Lipson is the cofounder of Dutchie which is an online cannabis ordering platform that connects consumers to local cannabis retailers. The company has raised over $50 million from investors such as Thrive Capital, Sinai Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, and Gron Ventures to name a few.
In this episode you will learn:
The first steps to starting a company
Ross Lipson’s top advice before launching your own startup
Going through the acquisition process
How big Dutchie is today
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For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Ross Lipson:
Ross Lipson career began 15 years ago when he founded one of the nation’s first online food ordering services. Finding success early on, his group scaled the service from coast to coast becoming one of the nations leading online food ordering services.
Ross Lipson successfully exited the company in early 2008. Ross Lipson then moved his concept and team to Canada, to found Canada’s first online food ordering service, GrubCanada. GrubCanada scaled across Canada, quickly becoming a household name and the leading destination for online food ordering. GrubCanada was acquired in 2011.
Ross Lipson has since moved to Bend, Oregon. Ross Lipson has taken his expertise in online ordering and applied it to the cannabis space. Ross Lipson founded Dutchie, an online ordering service connecting consumers with local dispensaries, allowing online ordering for both delivery and/or pick up.
Dutchie currently works with hundreds of retailers, facilitating thousands of orders to local dispensaries for delivery and pick up.
Connect with Ross Lipson:
* Linkedin
* Crunchbase
* Facebook
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FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:
Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have an interesting founder,
In this episode you will learn:
The first steps to starting a company
Ross Lipson’s top advice before launching your own startup
Going through the acquisition process
How big Dutchie is today
SUBSCRIBE ON:
For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.
Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).
Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.
About Ross Lipson:
Ross Lipson career began 15 years ago when he founded one of the nation’s first online food ordering services. Finding success early on, his group scaled the service from coast to coast becoming one of the nations leading online food ordering services.
Ross Lipson successfully exited the company in early 2008. Ross Lipson then moved his concept and team to Canada, to found Canada’s first online food ordering service, GrubCanada. GrubCanada scaled across Canada, quickly becoming a household name and the leading destination for online food ordering. GrubCanada was acquired in 2011.
Ross Lipson has since moved to Bend, Oregon. Ross Lipson has taken his expertise in online ordering and applied it to the cannabis space. Ross Lipson founded Dutchie, an online ordering service connecting consumers with local dispensaries, allowing online ordering for both delivery and/or pick up.
Dutchie currently works with hundreds of retailers, facilitating thousands of orders to local dispensaries for delivery and pick up.
Connect with Ross Lipson:
* Crunchbase
* * *
FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:
Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have an interesting founder,