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E33: Building the Next Generation of Events with Avante Price (POSH)

May 29, 2024 • Laura Hamilton and Wil Hagen • Episode 33

This week, we sat down with Avante Price, CEO and Co-Founder of POSH. During the conversation, we cover Avante's journey from being an undergraduate student at NYU to dropping out and starting POSH. We also cover starting an event community, finding success in a consumer-facing space, optimizing for profitability, and hiring at the early stages.

Episode Chapters:

DJ to Startups - 1:12
Three Missing Themes in Event Platforms - 5:56
Deciding to Drop Out - 8:24
Creating a New Market - 11:20
Gaining Market Share - 15:25
2024 Roadmap - 17:51
Managing as a Younger Founder - 23:15
The Shopify Journey - 26:30
Events on the POSH Platform - 30:22
Quick Fire - 32:13

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