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00:00WELCOME. > > GREAT TO BE HERE. EMILY: CONGRATULATIONS. WHEN A COMPANY RISES THIS MUCH OUT OF THE GATE, IS THAT GOOD OR BAD FOR THE COMPANY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE RAISED A LOT MORE BEFORE COMING OUT OF THE GATE, RIGHT? > > WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, SOMETIMES. I LOOK AT IT AS THIS IS A CONSUMER PLAY AND WE ARE GOING AFTER A VERY BIG MARKET IN PLANT PROTEIN REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE SWEEPING OVER THE WORLD. THE BEYOND MEAT IPO IS HISTORIC AND WILL BE GREAT FOR THE COMPANY. AS AN INVESTOR I AM SO HAPPY. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT IS THAT WE ARE NOT JUST A TRADITIONAL VENTURE FUND. IN OUR CROWD, WE ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO GET IN. YOU HAVE A DENTIST FROM YOUR AREA PUTTING 10 -- FROM PEORIA PUTTING 10 GRAND IN ALONG WITH PEOPLE LIKE BILL GATES WHICH IS DEMOCRATIC AND THAT IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE AS WELL. EMILY: YOU GOT IN WHEN? > > ABOUT SIX MONTH AGO. EMILY: YOU STILL HOLD SHARES? > > ABSOLUTELY. EMILY: THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. > > WE ARE ECSTATIC. YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE LOCKOUT. THERE IS ALWAYS A LOCKUP IN THESE THINGS. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HOLD ON LONGER BUT I THINK THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY COMPANY THAT IS WELL-MANAGED AT ALL LEVELS AND AN INCREDIBLE STRATEGY. THE PRODUCTS -- PERSONALLY, I INTRODUCED IT TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. WE TRIED IT IN THE MIDDLE OF BARBECUING IN JACKSON HOLE. WE WENT FROM REAL MEAT TO THIS AND WE LOVE IT. EMILY: WHAT IS NEXT? > > THIS COMPANY WILL IS -- IT WILL START EXPANDING INTO OTHER MEAT CATEGORIES LIKE STEAK AND BACON. AND FOR ME, I KEEP KOSHER. IT IS NOT JUST GREAT TASTING AND HEALTHY AND BELIEVE ME I NEED IT BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS WORKING ON MY WAY TO. BUT IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT I CAN EAT CHEESEBURGERS NOW. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT AND THE COMPANY AND THE BIG OPPORTUNITY AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT IPO WHICH IS A SMALL COMPANY CALLED UBER. EMILY: YOU WERE ALSO AN INVESTOR IN JUMP LIKE WHICH -- JUMP BIKE WHICH UBER ALSO INVESTED IN. > > NOW COMING YOU SEE THEM ALL OVER SAN FRANCISCO. THE BRIGHT RED BIKES IN OTHER CITIES AS WELL. WE HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD STAKE IN UBER. AND NOW WE ARE REPRESENTING ALL OF THE SMALL INVESTORS WHO ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO READ THE ARTICLES ABOUT OTHER BILLIONAIRES GETTING WEALTHY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ROUNDS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. THAT IS WHAT IS REALLY MISSING FROM THE MARKETPLACE. WITH ALL OF THIS ENTHUSIASM ABOUT IPO ' S WHICH IS WELL-PLACED WITH COMPANIES LIKE A UBER OR BEYOND, THE PROBLEM IS THE PEOPLE MAKING MOST OF THE MONEY IS A VERY SMALL CIRCLE. MOSTLY WITHIN A SMALL RADIUS OF THIS STUDIO RIGHT NOW AND THOSE ARE THE GUYS THAT REALLY MAKE THE BOX AND THE REST OF THE PEOPLE GET TO JOIN AT THE IPO. WHAT WE ARE DOING AT OUR CROWD IS GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THESE DEALS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. SO THE INDIVIDUAL, AND ACCREDITED INVESTOR OF WHICH THERE ARE 14 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE U.S. ALONE AND NOW THEY GET A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE. EMILY: YOU ARE BASED IN ISRAEL. CAN ANYONE PARTICIPATE? > > IF YOU ARE AN AMERICAN, YOU CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE INVESTORS FROM 182 COUNTRIES. EACH COUNTRY SETS REGULATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH QUALIFIED INVESTORS. WE ARE NOT FULLY RETAIL. EMILY: HOW DO YOU GET INTO AN IN DEMAND PRIVATE COMPANY? > > ISN ' T THAT FUNNY? IT TURNS OUT YOU HAVE TO ADD VALUE TODAY. THE BEST COMPANIES CAN GET MONEY FROM ALL OVER BUT THEY CHOOSE INVESTORS THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP THEM. A GROUP LIKE OUR CROWD THAT REPRESENTS 30,000 ACCREDITED INVESTORS ALL OVER CAN HELP LIKE MAD. WE GET THEM CONNECTIONS TO CUSTOMERS, TO HIRES, TO POTENTIAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND THEY WANT OUR CROWD INVOLVEMENT AND THAT IS WHY THEY ARE COMING TWICE. EMILY: YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF DEALS. > > THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE ANNOUNCED A DEALS TOGETHER WITH SOFTBANK. WE PARTICIPATED IN A $300 MILLION ROUND WITH LEMONADE WHICH IS THE COOL COMPANY. WE PARTICIPATED IN A ROUND WITH THE CHINESE UNICORN AND THE TRAVEL SPACE. AND WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A ROUND WITH A COMPANY DOING NEXT-GENERATION CLIMATE PREDICTION SOFTWARE. WE HAVE COMPANIES LIKE ZEBRA MEDICAL INTERPRETING MEDICAL IMAGES WITH AI. WE WERE WITH THEM THIS LAST WEEK AT A CONFERENCE. THEY ARE DOING SURGERY ON OUR SITE. EVERY WEEK WE HAVE A NEW DEAL. EMILY: DOES THIS IMPACT YOU? > > WE LOVE THAT IDEA. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THESE GUYS CREDIT. THEY ARE TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. MAZDA IS BRILLIANT. THE GUYS THERE ARE SMART. WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS ADDRESS VERY MUCH THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. THEY WANT TO GIVE MOM AND POP INVESTORS EXPOSURE TO THIS THROUGH DIVISION FUNDING. IF THE RUMORS ARE TRUE. THE REALITY IS I THINK IN GENERAL OPENING THIS UP TO A BROADER RANGE OF INVESTORS IS WHAT THE MARKET NEEDS. WHETHER IT IS PLATFORMS THAT ARE SMALLER THAN SOFTBANK LIKE OUR CROWD OR SOFTBANK, IT IS A GOOD IDEA. EMILY:

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