About this episode

Lucas Pols interviews John Tabis about the dynamics of venture studios and startup innovation.

In this episode of VC Unfiltered, Lucas Pols, GP at Pegasus Angel Accelerator, sits down with John Tabis — founder of The Bouqs Company and Partner & Head of Launchpad at M13. Together, they unpack what really makes a venture studio succeed, why founders must sometimes ignore customers, and how a flower company accidentally created a high-margin hit with... vases. John pulls back the curtain on how M13’s venture studio operates like a startup Petri dish — rapidly testing, iterating, and ...

People in this episode

Host: Lucas Pols

Guest: John Tabis

Topics covered

• venture studio
• startup development
• entrepreneurship
• customer feedback
• innovation
• business strategy

Keywords

• venture studio
• entrepreneurship
• startup
• M13
• The Bouqs Company
• business strategy
• customer feedback

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bouqs Company, M13, Pegasus Angel Accelerator

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