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466: We Sold a Company for $745M - Here’s the Reality Behind The Scenes: A Raw Conversation with Kass + Mike Lazerow
· 1 h 02 min · Episode 466
Episode 466: We Sold a Company for $745M - Here’s the Reality Behind The Scenes: A Raw Conversation with Kass + Mike Lazerow
Kass and Mike Lazerow are serial entrepreneurs and investors, best known as the co-founders of Golf.com and Buddy Media, the leading social media marketing platform that sold to Salesforce for $745 million. In this episode, they join Natalie for a raw, unfiltered conversation on the messy reality of building billion-dollar businesses, raising a family, navigating marriage, and staying focused through it all.
They don’t hold back. From the tough lessons they’ve learned as partners and parents to the playbook they’ve developed for building a business that lasts, you’ll walk away with the inside scoop on what it really takes to build a wildly successful business… and stay married while doing it.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction to Mike and Kass Lazerow
01:22 - Why co-founder partnerships succeed, or fail
02:38 - How to navigate working together as a couple
05:11 - The must-ask questions before choosing a business partner
07:28 - Equity splits, work ethic, and setting expectations
12:03 - The reality of balance for entrepreneurial families
14:27 - Building businesses during early parenting years
21:18 - The V2MOM framework for focus and decision-making
29:17 - Identifying the key levers that drive business growth
32:34 - Common mistakes in hiring and building a team
36:18 - Scripts and frameworks for difficult conversations
40:20 - Legal foundations every founder should know
45:41 - The emotional side of entrepreneurship and building wealth
49:42 - Rethinking money, freedom, and legacy
55:24 - What success really looks like in business and life
RESOURCES + LINKS
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