#22 → Charlie Feng: What's the Next Bicycle‪?‬ Worth

Charlie Feng is the Co-Founder of Clearbanc, the fastest, most affordable way for founders to fund their business and the biggest investor of eCommerce businesses in the world.

Previously, he spent time founding companies in the chatbot and marketing automation space, and even had a short stint as a professional gamer.

In this conversation, he and Asher discuss some of the metrics that Clearbanc's algorithm leans on when determining whether or not to fund a business, lessons learned from building Hemingly - Charlie's first company, and the constant pursuit of adding leverage to the human experience.



[1:04]: Pro gaming and carryover into the world of business

[3:27]: Charlie's first company and why founders need to set a closing date when fundraising

[5:36]: Customers don't know what they want until you actually put it in front of them

[6:59]: The insight that lead to Clearbanc

[9:47]: How Clearbanc helps founders fund their businesses without giving up equity

[13:21]: The metrics Clearbanc looks for when deciding whether or not to invest in a company

[16:01]: Playbook for founders on navigating COVID-19 and the launch of Clearbanc Runway

[20:28]: The Condor and the Bicycle and adding leverage to human beings



Charlie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/charliecfeng

Clearbanc Website - https://clearbanc.com/