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Consumer VC Podcast Transcripts

Mike Gelb · 414 episodes with transcripts

Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.

Spoken has transcripts of 414 Consumer VC episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 15, 2026.

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From Dead in the Water to Profitable and Why People Don’t Buy Because of the Mission | David Simnick, Founder of Soapbox

October 15, 2026

David Simnick (0:00)

We started making soap in my college kitchen. My landlord thought I was making meth. People don't buy it because of the mission.

That sounds so weird coming from me, right? Soapbox story is one of resilience. We just refuse to give up.

Mike Gelb (0:14)

Meet David Simnick. He co-founded Soapbox in 2010, making soap in his college apartment kitchen, while his landlord was fairly convinced he was cooking meth. 16 years later, Soapbox is in Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target, Costco and Wegmans. It's profitable and David gets pinged every month from private equity…

The lesson he pulled out of that is the thing I wanted to talk to him about the most. Here's my conversation with David Simnick.

David Simnick (1:10)

I'm good, man. How are you?

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