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The Celebrity Liquor Gold Rush
15 hours ago

The Celebrity Liquor Gold Rush

The brutal math behind 650 celebrity liquor brands fighting for 50 shelf spots

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Why Celebrities Should Think Twice Before Crowdfunding For Their Brands
Oct 29, 2025

Why Celebrities Should Think Twice Before Crowdfunding For Their Brands

Why Taking Fan Money Is Career Suicide for Celebrities

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Celebrity Friends With Benefits: The Ultimate Growth Hack
Oct 22, 2025

Celebrity Friends With Benefits: The Ultimate Growth Hack

How MrBeast and others built $5M distribution networks for $30K

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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50+ Tech Companies Founded by Celebrities & Creators
Oct 21, 2025

50+ Tech Companies Founded by Celebrities & Creators

Trading tequila for technology and cosmetics for code

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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The Five Hidden Superpowers Of A Celebrity Co-Founder
Oct 15, 2025

The Five Hidden Superpowers Of A Celebrity Co-Founder

The 5 strategic moves that matter more than Instagram posts

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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How the Kardashians Are Printing Billion-Dollar Brands
Oct 08, 2025

How the Kardashians Are Printing Billion-Dollar Brands

The Reality TV Family That Built a $6B Empire While Everyone Laughed

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Why Celebrity-Founded Brands Can Raise at $50M Valuations Pre-Revenue (And Why It's Not Crazy)
Oct 01, 2025

Why Celebrity-Founded Brands Can Raise at $50M Valuations Pre-Revenue (And Why It's Not Crazy)

The hidden math behind celebrity-founded brand valuations that traditional VCs miss

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Why 98% of Celebrities Should Never Launch Their Own Brand
Sep 24, 2025

Why 98% of Celebrities Should Never Launch Their Own Brand

The Uncomfortable Truth About Celebrity-Founded Brands - From the VC Who Should Want You to Launch One

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Why Creator Equity Pools Are the New Stock Options
Sep 17, 2025

Why Creator Equity Pools Are the New Stock Options

How smart brands are turning creators into co-owners to build billion-dollar empires

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Celebrity-Product-Market-Fit: The Framework That Predicts Which Celebrity Brands Hit $100M
Sep 10, 2025

Celebrity-Product-Market-Fit: The Framework That Predicts Which Celebrity Brands Hit $100M

Why 2.5M Aligned Followers Beat J.Lo's 251M Every Time

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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How Startups Can Build Their Own Audience Without a Celebrity Co-Founder
Sep 03, 2025

How Startups Can Build Their Own Audience Without a Celebrity Co-Founder

The Hidden Playbook for Building Audiences You Own Instead of Renting Celebrity Fame

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
Venture CapitalVenture Capital
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Celebrity vs. Creator Co-Founder: Understanding the Two Types of Fame That Build Brands
Aug 27, 2025

Celebrity vs. Creator Co-Founder: Understanding the Two Types of Fame That Build Brands

From Hollywood to TikTok: Breaking Down the Fundamental Differences

Scott Van den Berg
Scott Van den Berg
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