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From High School Drop Out to $20M in Revenue: Brad Lea’s Journey with Lightspeed VT (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: You were selling this particular training to car dealerships, and that became the core business for about a year. Brad Lea: Yes, I had about 50 to 60 dealerships subscribing to use my system. I realized that that recurring revenue was definitely what I wanted to focus on. What happened was, as I
From High School Drop Out to $20M in Revenue: Brad Lea’s Journey with Lightspeed VT (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Brad knows how to sell. Read how he turned that skill in to a $20M revenue business with very little formal education. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind
Another $800 Million Fund
Lightspeed Ventures announced the raising of its new $800 Million fund. “It was a robust fundraising environment,” [Chris] Schaepe [General Partner] said. “There continues to be very good appetite within the LP community for early-stage venture capital.” Right. Early stage venture capital with a $800 Million fund. Read: Fund Envy and The Real VCs of
