How Investors Spot the Next Big Thing (Before Everyone Else)

Investing in the Drive-Thru of Tomorrow

Justin Starbird is joined by p!ng co-founders Jane Lo and Rob Whitten, along with their lead investor, Haley Bryant from Hustle Fund, to get the unfiltered story of how they met. Haley breaks down the Hustle Fund thesis, why they bet on a team's execution, not just the "spicy pitch deck," and how Rob and Jane's ability to "come back with hardware in less than a year" was the ultimate signal.

You'll hear the team discuss:

• The Power of EQ: Why Hustle Fund prioritizes founders with high emotional intelligence and "kindness" who are in it for the long, 20-year journey.

• The Next Chapter: The clear, aggressive milestones the team is hitting, from providing a five-star customer experience with the first pod to redesigning for mass manufacturability so they can "crank out hundreds, even thousands" next.

• Democratizing Ownership: How p!ng's Wefunder campaign is strategically bringing early believers and customers into the fold, turning them into future licensees and marketers.

This conversation is a masterclass in founder-investor alignment, proving that sometimes, the only path to a "yes" is to simply go out and build the thing.