David Hua is CEO and cofounder of Meadow – https://getmeadow.com/. Meadow makes retail and delivery software for dispensaries. They were part of the Winter 2015 batch. You can check them out at GetMeadow.com. David’s on Twitter – https://twitter.com/hua
Vincent Ning is CEO and cofounder of Nabis – https://getnabis.com/. Nabis is a cannabis services group. They offer distribution, logistics, sales, and marketing. You can check them out at GetNabis.com. Vincent’s on Twitter – https://twitter.com/vcning
The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon – https://twitter.com/craigcannon
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Topics
00:00 – What David brought with him
5:10 – Microdosing
6:10 – What are people buying?
10:00 – Customer demographics
11:22 – CBD
14:20 – Changing vocabulary around cannabis
16:35 – What is Meadow?
17:00 – What is Nabis?
17:15 – Why did they choose to not do cannabis product manufacturing?
22:00 – Fundraising as a cannabis company
25:30 – Why is there not one dominant cannabis company?
29:15 – Legalization across Canada
31:00 – Banking as a cannabis company
35:35 – Taxes
37:00 – Price sensitivity
39:35 – Brand loyalty
42:45 – What will the market look like in 5-10 years?
49:30 – Cannabis media
51:45 – Psychedelics
56:00 – Exonerations and social equity programs