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#91: Jiake Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of Outer, on Building the Casper of Outdoor Furniture

Jiake is an entrepreneur, the founder of Outer, a venture-backed startup based in Santa Monica on a mission to inspire happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives through innovative outdoor furniture and lifestyle products.
#91: Jiake Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of Outer, on Building the Casper of Outdoor Furniture

Jiake is an entrepreneur, the founder of Outer, and a life-long student of DTC/DNVB, Local, B2B, and SaaS. He's also an angel investor and advisor for early-stage startups. Jiake was born in Zhejiang, raised in Shenzhen, studied in Alabama, and he's now living and building his company in Los Angeles.

Outer is a venture-backed startup based in Santa Monica on a mission to inspire happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives through innovative outdoor furniture and lifestyle products.

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