Luke Barkley Young was tired of two things: companies that don’t take responsibility for products they put in the world and moldy shower liners. So he created Outlines, a circular subscription for all your home essentials. Their first product is a recyclable shower curtain. But it’s a rough environment out there for direct to consumer products. Will the VCs invest in Luke’s big vision for replenishables – or would that just be pouring money down the drain? You can also watch the Outlines pitch on YouTube. Today’s investors are Beck Bamberger, Al Bsharah, Jillian Manus, and Howie Diamond. If you would like to invest in Outlines, go to pitch.show/outlines To learn more about Luke's replenishment startup and the investors featured on this episode, check out the Outlines show page. Enjoying the podcast? Use this link to text a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pitch number one.
Day three.
Maybe it's the rebel in me, but ever since I learned that most VC's have stopped investing in direct to consumer, I've become super into it.
When I first spoke with Luke Barkley Young, today's founder, I felt like his d two C startup had that spark of innovation I've been looking for.
And that spark was a subscription for a recyclable shower curtain.
The product touches on some big trends, popularity, subscription, sustainability.
It seemed like it could be huge, but then again, it's a shower curtain.
Luke does have some early traction, though.
Will the investors shower him with cash, or is that just pouring money down the drain?
I'm Josh Muccio.
Welcome to the pitch where real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors for real money.
Hey everyone, I'm Beck Bamberger, managing partner of Bad Ideas Group.
Hi, I'm Al Bechera, the managing partner at Interlock Capital.
Hi, I'm Gillian Manes, managing partner of Structure Capital.
I'm Howie diamond, managing partner of Pure Ventures.
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