I've done 3,129 20VC episodes.
@davismsmith is one of the most special people I have interviewed.
π± Scaled pool table business to $6M a year.
π§π· Raised $Ms to build Amazon of Brazil.
π Started & scaled Cotopaxi to challenge Patagonia + $150M revenues.
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@Gonzaga_Prez @goGSBA @cotopaxi@GonzagaU Thank you, President McCulloh, for hosting me. I left incredibly impressed by the school and the student body!
Sponsored by @OfficeDepot. Cotopaxi Founder and CEO Davis Smith prioritizes wellness in his workday and advises other small business owners to do the same.
@joshuavrobbins Sorry, it isnβt a Mormon thing. We lived in Pennsylvania, and they didnβt trick or treat in our community on Saturdays or Sundays (they moved to Fridays when it fell on the weekend in respect of religious groups). Maine was the same, Sunday trick or treating was on Saturday.
One of the hardest (but most exciting) decisions Iβve made in a long time: I just bought back my first business, https://t.co/2y5pWHXSQl, and have converted it into a benefit corporation to fight poverty. On the hunt for a CEO to scale beyond billiards. https://t.co/OUZ8SAUD0b