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Lightspeed is growing our Consumer Investing team

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Since then, as a team, we’ve been fortunate enough to invest behind the vision of the founders of some tremendous consumer companies across messaging, social media, e-commerce, Internet of Things, marketplaces and gaming. His full time job is CEO of Cheddar , the OTT video company he founded, and where Lightspeed is the lead investor.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again.