<p>Today’s guest is Brian Lee, a rock-star serial entrepreneur. Brian has cofounded several companies worth over a billion dollars each, such as <a href= "https://www.legalzoom.com/">Legalzoom</a> with Robert Shapiro, <a href="http://honest.com/">The Honest Company </a>with Jessica Alba, <a href= "https://www.shoedazzle.com/">ShoeDazzle</a> with Kim Kardashian and <a href="https://arenaclub.com/">Arena Club</a> with baseball legend Derek Jeter.</p> <p>Brian is also the cofounder and managing partner of <a href="https://www.bam.vc/">BAM Ventures</a>, an early-stage VC firm. Brian wrote the first investment check into Honey, which went on to sell to PayPal for $4B.</p> <p>Brian was formerly an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. </p> <p>Brian graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Economics and Business from UCLA. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.</p> <p>He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014.</p> <p>In this episode, we dive into:</p> <ul> <li>The incredible stories of how LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, The Honest Company and Arena Club came to fruition.</li> <li>The secret sauce behind celebrity partnerships</li> <li>How Brian made his transition into VC venture capital</li> <li>The types of founders that VCs want to invest in</li> </ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Brian Lee – Building Multiple Billion-Dollar Companies

JUN 7, 202446 MIN
Luminate with Lan Anh Vu

Brian Lee – Building Multiple Billion-Dollar Companies

JUN 7, 202446 MIN

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<p>Today’s guest is Brian Lee, a rock-star serial entrepreneur. Brian has cofounded several companies worth over a billion dollars each, such as <a href= "https://www.legalzoom.com/">Legalzoom</a> with Robert Shapiro, <a href="http://honest.com/">The Honest Company </a>with Jessica Alba, <a href= "https://www.shoedazzle.com/">ShoeDazzle</a> with Kim Kardashian and <a href="https://arenaclub.com/">Arena Club</a> with baseball legend Derek Jeter.</p> <p>Brian is also the cofounder and managing partner of <a href="https://www.bam.vc/">BAM Ventures</a>, an early-stage VC firm. Brian wrote the first investment check into Honey, which went on to sell to PayPal for $4B.</p> <p>Brian was formerly an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. </p> <p>Brian graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Economics and Business from UCLA. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law.</p> <p>He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014.</p> <p>In this episode, we dive into:</p> <ul> <li>The incredible stories of how LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, The Honest Company and Arena Club came to fruition.</li> <li>The secret sauce behind celebrity partnerships</li> <li>How Brian made his transition into VC venture capital</li> <li>The types of founders that VCs want to invest in</li> </ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>