Villagex 2020 Cohort

VILLAGEx 2020 Cohort Kick Off 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “What is your story?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential 1996 – Graduated from Sewanee 1997 – Carpenter / Director / Choral Teacher 1998 – moneyNexus – BUST! 1999 – govWorks – raised $65M – BUST! 2000 – Instant Gravity – killed by 9/11 2001 – Columbia MBA / What have I done? 2003 – iFilm – WIN – Sold to Viacom for $49M! 2004 – Sample Czar – BUST! 2005 – OTX – WIN – Sold to Ipsos for $71M! 2010 – Founded Lucid 2011 – Series A = $2.8M 2017 – Series B = $60M 2020 Lucid • Confidential 2010 2020 Lucid • Confidential 2020 Lucid • Confidential REMOTE - 41 LONDON - 54 461 PRAGUE - 12 As of 12.05.19 HAMBURG - 1 MINNEAPOLIS - 2 NYC - 25 DALLAS - 15 NOLA - 172 SINGAPORE - 2 GURGAON - SYDNEY - 7 BRAZIL - 8 122 2019 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “Growth metrics” 2019 Lucid • Confidential What exactly does LUCID do? 2020 Lucid • Confidential Lucid bridges the divide between global questions and human answers - to provide real impact. 2020 Lucid • Confidential Collecting all unknown information – so people can ask questions and get answers as fast as search. 2020 Lucid • Confidential How do we do that? 2020 Lucid • Confidential It’s easy now to make a survey 2020 Lucid • Confidential They are everywhere 2020 Lucid • Confidential No one wants to take them SURVEYS 2020 Lucid • Confidential But you like points and games 2020 Lucid • Confidential So we connect them 2020 Lucid • Confidential And made a marketplace 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “What you have learned during your experience that would help me go a little faster and smoother on my entrepreneurial journey?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential Lessons Learned Along the Way 2020 Lucid • Confidential 1998, was a long time ago… 2020 Lucid • Confidential In 1998, advise looked like this: 2020 Lucid • Confidential Now, it looks like this 2020 Lucid • Confidential Now, it looks like this Who should you listen to? 2020 Lucid • Confidential 2020 Lucid • Confidential 2020 Lucid • Confidential Worst Offenders • Business Executives • Lawyers • Bankers • I worked for Google, Facebook, etc… 2020 Lucid • Confidential Same goes for successful entrepreneurs 2020 Lucid • Confidential So who should you listen to? • Entreps who have failed • Your friends • Your parents and family 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “How do you balance work life balance while being a early stage CEO?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential 1996 – Graduated from Sewanee 1997 – Carpenter / Director / Choral Teacher 1998 – moneyNexus – BUST! 1999 – govWorks – raised $65M – BUST! 2000 – Instant Gravity – killed by 9/11 2001 – Columbia MBA / What have I done? 2003 – iFilm – WIN – Sold to Viacom for $49M! 2004 – Sample Czar – BUST! 2005 – OTX – WIN – Sold to Ipsos for $71M! 2010 – Founded Lucid 2011 – Series A = $2.8M 2017 – Series B = $60M 2020 Lucid • Confidential 2020 Lucid • Confidential Simple vs. Compound Interest Sea of Despair Wait, what!? Awesomeness T Years 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “What was the darkest moment in your company’s history that you’re willing to share, and how did you pull through it?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential Startups quickly teach you how to execute and “get it done anyway” 2020 Lucid • Confidential The Art of Juggling • Learn to toss one ball • Watch the balls, not your hands • Know your limits 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “Getting to yes: how do you overcome the no’s?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential THE SHOW MUST GO ON 2020 Lucid • Confidential Build your own ladder and trust it. 2020 Lucid • Confidential And once you get to the top, reach out to help others up. 2020 Lucid • Confidential Takes more than one “You can do it!” “That’s OK, try again.” 2020 Lucid • Confidential Doesn’t have to be your baby… FAILED CO NEW CO 2020 Lucid • Confidential A startup community is judged by “successful failures” 2020 Lucid • Confidential Will being a successful entrepreneur enable me to impact my community positively? YES. 2020 Lucid • Confidential $119,700,000 Direct Impact2019 Lucidto • Confidential New Orleans Thank you. Questions? 2020 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “How much should we prioritize setting up an advisory board?” 2019 Lucid • Confidential QUESTION “What is your top “do-over” that you would take regarding your startup days? ” 2019 Lucid • Confidential.

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