The Future of E-Commerce Funding: A Conversation with Andrew Curtis
Empowering E-commerce with Non-dilutive Funding: A Conversation with Andrew Curtis, CEO of Clearco In this insightful episode, Andrew Curtis, CEO of Clearco, discusses Clearco’s mission to revolutionize funding for direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses. Clearco provides non-dilutive capital, allowing entrepreneurs to secure growth funding without giving up equity or providing collateral. Curtis elaborates on how Clearco’s revenue-based finance model works, its impact on the funding landscape, and the importance of discipline and strategic focus in navigating market changes. He also touches upon Clearco’s shift to a new product—invoice funding—and the critical role of transparent communication within the company.
00:00 Introduction to Andrew Curtis and Clearco
00:08 Clearco’s Mission and Non-Dilutive Funding
02:59 Challenges and Innovations in Funding
03:40 Clearco’s Focus on AI and Machine Learning
04:43 Finding the Right Customers
07:18 Clearco’s Recent Challenges and Strategic Shifts
08:56 Vision for Clearco’s Future
11:42 Leadership and Management Insights
15:48 Final Thoughts and Advice
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00:00 Introduction to Andrew Curtis and Clearco
00:08 Clearco’s Mission and Non-Dilutive Funding
02:59 Challenges and Innovations in Funding
03:40 Clearco’s Focus on AI and Machine Learning
04:43 Finding the Right Customers
07:18 Clearco’s Recent Challenges and Strategic Shifts
08:56 Vision for Clearco’s Future
11:42 Leadership and Management Insights
15:48 Final Thoughts and Advice
Click here for more information on Future Narrator or for more details about the episode.
Creators and Guests
Guest
Andrew Curtis
Andrew Curtis is the CEO of Clearco. Andrew has over twenty years of experience working in finance in New York City, including roles at investment banks Merrill Lynch & Co. and Lazard Frères as well as several investment managers. Before joining Clearco as an advisor in July 2022, he served as an advisor to Annaly Capital Management, a real estate investment trust focused on housing finance and the residential mortgage market. Andrew has an extensive background in leveraged credit, liability management and financial restructurings, asset-based finance and securitizations. He graduated from Brown University and subsequently earned master’s degrees from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.
