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Jesse Horwitz is co-founder and co-CEO at Hubble, one of America’s fastest-growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce companies. Horwitz and co-founder Ben Cogan earned spots on Forbes’s 30 Under 30 list in 2016 and over the past two years have extended Hubble’s footprint around the world. Horwitz wrote and published Selling Naked, a how-to and guidance book on direct-to-consumer marketing. Horwitz is also co-founder at Mockingbird, a baby stroller brand, and BZR, a one-stop shop DTC platform, as well as a board member for Andie Swim, a fashion and apparel company. Horwitz is currently active in advising Resolved CX, a customer service platform for direct-to-consumer companies; AdCouncil, an online campaign to optimize voter registration for the 2020 election; and Humanity Forward, a non-profit dedicated toraising money for those devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Connect with Jesse Horwitz Hubble Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Some of the Topics Covered by Jesse Horwitz in this Episode How Jesse and his co-founder Ben Cogan started Hubble The benefit of working on friends' projects Deciding to go full-time with Hubble and raising their first seed round Defining roles and responsibilities with his co-founder Identifying a manufacturing partner Customer acquisition and marketing channels Fundraising and what Jesse would've done differently in that regard How the D2C market has changed in recent years Where Jesse sees opportunity in the D2C market How Jesse views competition and standing out as a brand How COVID has affected Jesse and the Hubble team How Jesse views his entrepreneurial journey Jesse's resource and book recommendations Writing his book, Selling Naked Ventures that have been "failures" for Jesse What Jesse does to recharge How Jesse structures his day Jesse's advice for entrepreneurs starting a D2C business Jesse's tips for networking Links from the Episode Harry's shave club Bridgewater Associates Mockingbird strollers Andie swimwear Cheers Black Wolf Jesse's book, Selling Naked Stratechery (Ben Thompson) Disney War by James B. Stewart
In this episode, James and Jesse talk about the film composer without peer, the man responsible for the music of timeless classics such as - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws and so many more. We talk about John Williams!First we talk about John's recent concert at the Hollywood Bowl.Where Jesse heard many of John's classics such as the soundtrack from the movie Hook.We then talk about our favorite Star Wars movies, music-wise that is.We talk about John's reputation as a borrower, and then [...]
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Where Jesse and Ed talk about music we do not like. Certain bands and genres. Jesse then at the end talks about how Dubstep is made.