Ep 59 - Bootstrapping to a Billion Dollar Exit, With Lynda Weinman

Our guest for today is Lynda Weinman. Lynda is a pioneering entrepreneur, educator, and co-founder of lynda.com, a trailblazing online learning platform. Lynda launched her namesake platform in 1995 with her husband, Bruce.
Her leadership and vision led lynda.com to tremendous growth for years before raising its first venture capital funding in 2013. In 2015, she sold the platform to LinkedIn for $1.5 billion for cash and stock, marking one of the most successful exits of a woman-founded startup.
In this fascinating conversation, Lynda provides an insider’s view of what it’s like to bootstrap a company from scratch, all the way through the challenges of high growth and selling the company. 
Tune in to hear her rich and thoughtful take on:

• What led her to start her company, and what guided her growth decisions through her journey
• The real decision you make when you decide to take on outside investors
• What it feels like to lose control even when you're the "majority" shareholder
• The bittersweet experience of going through a life-changing exit

and much more!
A can't miss conversation every first-time founder MUST listen to!