IBJ Podcast: Lessonly’s Max Yoder on teamwork, vulnerability and how they’re connected
The tech firm CEO says his new book—“Do Better Work: Finding Clarity, Camaraderie, and Progress in Work and Life”—is about being a great teammate.
The tech firm CEO says his new book—“Do Better Work: Finding Clarity, Camaraderie, and Progress in Work and Life”—is about being a great teammate.
“We clearly don’t have all the answers, but sometimes we posture as though we do,” Yoder tells IBJ. “And when we do that, we really can decrease the amount of communication on the team.”
When Goshen native Luke Jacobs, an environmental scientist and self-taught techie, developed software to streamline his job, he got a tepid response from his employer. Displeased, he tapped his brainiac brother and equally smart Indiana University classmate to start their own firm.
Kyle Lacy, who spent two years at a Boston venture firm, spoke to IBJ about why he left Indy and why he’s returning to work at Lessonly.
Max Yoder built the business plan for Lesson.ly when investors approached him with an idea for changing the way learning management systems worked in business.
All have led some of the most promising companies and organizations in the city’s burgeoning tech space for at least three years—bootstrapping and collectively raising more than $12 million in venture capital and employing about 150 people along the way.
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