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Interview with Jackie Bae — Director of Client Success at LUNR Capital

Jackie Bae of LUNR Capital discusses financing inventory while preserving cash for other parts of a growing brand. She explains how the firm evaluates potential clients and covers cash conversion cycles, capital allocation and the pricing model for its inventory financing service.

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Jackie BaeDirector of Client SuccessLUNR Capital

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About this episode

Jackie Bae, Director of Client Success at LUNR Capital, explains the firm's inventory financing service for emerging brands. She discusses its origins within an investment firm and how the service helps clients fund inventory while retaining cash for demand-building activity. The conversation also touches on LUNR's own growth.

Jackie describes the qualities LUNR looks for before working with a brand. She discusses how the company helps clients think about deploying capital and how a cash conversion cycle can differ by product category. The episode includes an explanation of the service's pricing model and her recommendation of the book Radical Candor.

Topics covered

Inventory financing

Jackie explains LUNR's service and the cash demands of building inventory.

Client selection

The discussion covers what LUNR considers before working with a brand.

Cash conversion cycles

Jackie considers capital allocation and differences between product categories.

The pricing model

The episode includes an explanation of how the service is priced.

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