<p>In this episode of Startups in the Studio, host Phil Shmerling interviews the former CEO and Co-Founder of LeanKit, an agile and lean project management software company based in Nashville, TN. &nbsp;Chris talks about how he raised $10.5 million from 106 local investors and gives advice on how to raise from and manage such a large number of investors. &nbsp;He also talks about his path to raising $15 million from a coastal institutional VC and gives advice on how other founders can do the same.</p>