About this episode

Marc Nemati discusses his role as president and CEO of GrabAGun, covering topics from IPOs to operational challenges in the gun industry.

Marc is the president and CEO of GrabAGun. 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Why to IPO, and what it’s like 3:54 - Navigating regulatory scrutiny and having mission-aligned shareholders 13:29 - Stock buyback 15:10 - M&A opportunities in the gun space 22:33 - An everything store for guns 24:43 - GrabAGun technical systems 29:07 - Data and analytics in the industry 32:59 - Operational challenges and opportunities for growth 37:03 - GrabAGun’s board of directors 41:01 - Building a team 46:52 - Managing risk in the early days of a startup

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