Jesse Genet (@jessegenet) and Stephan Ango (@kepano), co-founders of Lumi, join Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- How Lumi works, and how the company changes how a DTC brand does business.

- How community influences the success of DTC brands.

- Which areas within DTC are VC-fundable.

- Where they would be investing if they were running a fund focused on the space.

- What will happen with some of the more obscure consumer products that are sold, and whether they will be sold DTC eventually.

- Who the losers might be among entrenched players.

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