53 min
Becoming the Pepsi to Indeed's Coke (Lucas Martinez / Talent.com - Ep 29) Funded - How They Raised Millions
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- Entrepreneurship
It's becoming more and more common for people to get through college and realize they still have no idea what they want out of life. On top of that, majority of the time we're too scared to do anything about it.
Next thing we know time has passed and we feel suffocated in a job we don't even like. We put our dreams on the back burner, sacrificing creativity for stability.
For today's guest Lucas Martinez - Co-founder and CEO of Talent.com - he knew right away that the corporate world wasn't for him.
Because of this, he knew he had to act on it - fast.
This decision let him to start his company with two of his closest friends. It was a messy start, but once they got the ball rolling they were able to land around $1M CAD from angel investors alone.
Because of that raise they were able to become pretty profitable. Great, right? But after some time the investors were ready to pull out, and it was time to run a process.
In this episode, Lucas talks about what it was like trying to create a business of quality while at the same time scaling it. He talks about mindset, the benefits of working with VC's, the ups and downs of raising, learning to plan, and how passion was the key to Talent.com's success.
If you're a founder looking to understand all that goes into scaling and raising for your company, give this episode a listen.
If you're looking to keep tabs on what Lucas is up to, find his info below:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lucas_martinez
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas83/
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It's becoming more and more common for people to get through college and realize they still have no idea what they want out of life. On top of that, majority of the time we're too scared to do anything about it.
Next thing we know time has passed and we feel suffocated in a job we don't even like. We put our dreams on the back burner, sacrificing creativity for stability.
For today's guest Lucas Martinez - Co-founder and CEO of Talent.com - he knew right away that the corporate world wasn't for him.
Because of this, he knew he had to act on it - fast.
This decision let him to start his company with two of his closest friends. It was a messy start, but once they got the ball rolling they were able to land around $1M CAD from angel investors alone.
Because of that raise they were able to become pretty profitable. Great, right? But after some time the investors were ready to pull out, and it was time to run a process.
In this episode, Lucas talks about what it was like trying to create a business of quality while at the same time scaling it. He talks about mindset, the benefits of working with VC's, the ups and downs of raising, learning to plan, and how passion was the key to Talent.com's success.
If you're a founder looking to understand all that goes into scaling and raising for your company, give this episode a listen.
If you're looking to keep tabs on what Lucas is up to, find his info below:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lucas_martinez
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas83/
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If you're looking for more fundraising content, grab my weekly newsletter packed full of strategies and insights around how to raise money: fundedpod.com/newsletter
53 min