84. Eric Wu, Co-founder and COO of Gainful

Today I’m joined by Eric Wu. Eric is the Co-founder and COO of
Gainful, makers of personalized nutritional supplements. 


 


In this episode, Eric shares his journey from Y Combinator to
raising $10M in venture capital. We discuss the opportunities and
consolidation in the personalized nutrition category. And Eric
explains why he believes Gainful could be a billion-dollar
company. 


 


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Eric Wu is the co-founder and COO of Gainful. He started the
company as an undergrad at


Georgetown University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude from
the School of Foreign


Service. Eric led Gainful as CEO from 2017 until 2020,
participating in YCombinator and


growing the company to 8-figure annual revenue. Prior to Gainful,
Eric worked in digital


marketing at Hatch (consumer hardware), completed a fellowship
with True Ventures (an


SF-based venture capital firm), and served as COO of The Hilltop
Microfinance Initiative, a


DC-based nonprofit focused on empowering low-income and immigrant
entrepreneurs.


 


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