The Proof Is in the Pudding
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The Proof Is in the Pudding

S3 E8·May 16, 2018·31 min·Season 3

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Max Pouvreau has built gourmet pudding company Petit Pot with his Michelin star background and scrappy customer acquisition. Now he wants VC backing to take it to the next level—and potentially a big acquisition.

Today's investors are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, Daniel Gulati and Michael Hyatt.

The Panel

Phil Nadel, investor
Phil Nadel

Forefront Venture Fund

“When I'm investing, I'm looking at it strictly as a return on investment.”
Jillian Manus, investor
Jillian Manus

Structure Capital

“We invest in values, not just valuations.”
Michael Hyatt, investor
Michael Hyatt
“Necessity is the mother of all invention. You've invented this because you want to solve a problem that you had. That's exactly where great businesses all start.”
Daniel Gulati, investor
Daniel Gulati

Treble Capital

“The only way to make money in VC is to take a non-consensus view that turns out to be right.”

The Founder

MP
Max Pouvreau

Founder at Petit Pot at Petit Pot

Max Pouvreau is the founder of Petit Pot, a gourmet pudding company that pitched on The Pitch. Pouvreau brings a Michelin-star culinary background to the food brand, which he grew through scrappy customer acquisition. On The Pitch, Pouvreau sought VC backing to scale Petit Pot toward a potential acquisition, presenting to investors Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, Daniel Gulati, and Michael Hyatt.

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