You\u2019ve heard from a number of exciting startups on this show, but today we\u2019re diving into the other side of startup world: venture capital.
\nBrad Baum joins us to talk about the inner workings of VC life, what his day to day as an investor at Lightbank looks like, what investors look for in startups, and much more.
\nLightbank is an early stage venture capital firm based in Chicago that has big names like Fiverr and Udemy in its portfolio.
\nTune in to hear more of Brad\u2019s story from taking a gap year before college to work on his own startup in Los Angeles to starting his own venture capital firm while attending University of Michigan to getting a job at a notable venture capital firm right out of college -- and find out what he would do differently if he could go back in time.
\nYou can contact Brad by email at baum@lightbank.com or find him on LinkedIn (let him know you found him through the Startup Happy Hour podcast), and don\u2019t forget to check out Lightbank at the link below!
\nLightbank: https://www.lightbank.com/
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