{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/653afa2bab9fa2001294baa7/653afa31238f6100125e03a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"FINALLY, a female founded magazine about weed! Verena von Pfetten, Founder of Gossamer, shares her journey on daring to be different","description":"<p>Gossamer’s a magazine for stylish people who smoke weed, but it's more than just a business trying to turn a profit. They’re a company that’s built on the promise of having a positive social impact on the world, shift perceptions and make a real difference to the people they touch.  </p><p>We’re talking about the journey in creating this out of the box idea with her co-founder David Weiner, and how they’ve managed to successfully carve out their niche in a highly regulated space, her experience of raising money as a female with blatant sexism at play, and why we need to shift the stigma that surrounds cannabis - especially for people of colour.</p><p><br></p><p>One of the gems in this episode is where we go through the economics of creating a print magazine and Verena's thoughts on making money in print - make sure you stick around for it!</p><p><br></p><p>LINKS WE MENTION</p><p>Gossamer's <a href=\"https://www.gossamer.co/\">Website</a></p><p>Gossamer's <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gossamer/?hl=en\">Instagram</a> </p><p><a href=\"https://www.femalestartupclub.com/the-ads-mba\">The Ads MBA</a></p>","author_name":"Female Startup Club"}