#97 - David Hua and Vincent Ning

About this episode

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/hua">David Hua</a> is CEO and cofounder of <a href="https://getmeadow.com/">Meadow</a>. Meadow makes retail and delivery software for dispensaries. They were part of the Winter 2015 batch. You can check them out at <a href="https://getmeadow.com/">GetMeadow.com</a>. David’s on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/hua">@Hua</a>.<br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/vcning">Vincent Ning</a> is CEO and cofounder of <a href="https://www.getnabis.com/">Nabis</a>. Nabis is a cannabis services group. They offer distribution, logistics, sales, and marketing. You can check them out at <a href="https://www.getnabis.com/">GetNabis.com</a>. Vincent's on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/vcning">@vcning</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.</p><p><br>***<br><br><b>Topics</b><br><br>00:38 - What David brought with him<br><br>5:48 - Microdosing<br><br>6:48 - What are people buying?<br><br>10:38 - Customer demographics<br><br>12:00 - CBD<br><br>14:58 - Changing vocabulary around cannabis<br><br>17:13 - What is Meadow?<br><br>17:38 - What is Nabis?<br><br>17:53 - Why did they choose to not do cannabis product manufacturing?<br><br>22:38 - Fundraising as a cannabis company<br><br>26:08 - Why is there not one dominant cannabis company?<br><br>29:53 - Legalization across Canada<br><br>31:38 - Banking as a cannabis company<br><br>36:13 - Taxes<br><br>37:38 - Price sensitivity<br><br>40:14 - Brand loyalty<br><br>43:23 - What will the market look like in 5-10 years?<br><br>50:08 - Cannabis media<br><br>52:23 - Psychedelics<br><br>56:38 - Exonerations and social equity programs</p>