Startup Series Jeff Shaw, Underground Cellar - Disrupting E-Commerce Wine Sales Through Gamification | #385

Published: Jan. 24, 2022, 6 p.m.

b'In episode 385, we welcome our guest, Jeff Shaw, founder of Underground Cellar, a new way to discover, buy, and store limited edition wines.\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, we\\u2019re talking to one of the most passionate, gritty, and determined entrepreneurs around. Jeff begins by explaining where he got the idea to gamify the wine buying process.\\xa0He shares how the company works \\u2013 the process of buying the wine, the upgrade algorithm, and the logistics of storing the wine.\\nThen we hear how Mark Cuban turned him down multiple times, and leveraged that to get an investment from Shark Tank\\u2019s Barbara Corcoran. We talk about the experience of going through Y Combinator, raising money from Jason Calacanis, and what lies ahead for this fast growing startup.\\xa0\\xa0\\nAs a special offer for listeners of the show, visit Undergroundcellar.com and use the code MEB to get $100 off your first order of $150 or more.\\n-----\\nFollow Meb on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube\\nFor detailed show notes, click here\\nTo learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our\\xa0mailing list\\xa0or visit us at cambriainvestments.com\\n-----\\nToday\\u2019s episode is sponsored by The Idea Farm. The Idea Farm gives you access to over $100,000 worth of investing research, the kind usually read by only the world\\u2019s largest institutions, funds, and money managers. Join today and get access to quarterly CAPE ratios, an excel quant backtester and the entire research library.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'