The Insider's Guide To Finance

David Wartell is the CEO of Cannabis Capital.  We talk about how his private equity firm is investing in cannabis companies, his early days of cannabis and the lessons he has from his twenty years of building and exiting companies. 

David brings some interesting perspectives about how big tobacco sizing up cannabis and they are still stuck on the sidelines due to regulatory barriers and risk mitigation.

Show Notes

David Wartell is the CEO of Cannabis Capital.  We talk about how his private equity firm is investing in cannabis companies, his early days of cannabis and the lessons he has from his twenty years of building and exiting companies. 

David brings some interesting perspectives about how big tobacco sizing up cannabis.  He discusses why they are still stuck on the sidelines due to regulatory barriers and risk mitigation.

When discussing what he likes to see in a pitch, David said “Man plans and god laughs and (your) projections are a joke”... Its part of the many insights David shares here.
 
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The Insider’s Guide To Finance brings you stories from the front lines of financing public and private companies.

We host seasoned CEO's, fund managers, bankers, brokers and business experts who answer your questions about how to properly finance opportunities and build outstanding success stories.

We dig into the educational ‘how to’s' and mechanics of structuring good deals. You’ll also hear about strokes of luck, tense negotiations, the pressures of closing, as well as how to best engage investors and navigate the private and public markets.