E693: Founder Tom Patterson on growing Tommy John 2.5x YOY in $41b industry; Future of Fundraising
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Channel: This Week in Startups · 2016 · Education
Filmed at 2016 LAUNCH SCALE, Tom Patterson sits down with Jason and shares his wisdom around his massively successful high-end men's underwear brand, and how he went from being a medical device salesman to leading Tommy John to exceed $100M in sales by 2018. Then, Jason interviews a panel of investor thought leaders. Paul Judge (Luma), Christine Tsai (500 Startups), Ryan Feit (SeedInvest) convene to discuss the future of fundraising, what this means in relation to the election, and the differences between accredited and non-accredited investors. For full show notes, subscribe to http://thisweekinstartups.com/about/#allsubscribe
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