#161: Justin Driscoll - Principal, LEAD | Pre-Seed Sports Investment

Rebranding to LEAD, Justin Driscoll is the principal overseeing the pre-seed investment fund out of Lake Nona. 

LEAD is a family of funds investing across all stages of venture. 

Prior to joining LEAD, he spent two years in an operational capacity at DS Sports and Magnus Group, a holding company that acquired youth sports event companies and built a ball-tracking technology platform. He is a former student-athlete who played baseball at Rollins College. 

Chapters:

(00:20) Justin Driscoll intro

(03:16) Overview of LEAD

(05:06) Focus on Pre-Seed

(09:35) Identifying areas for disruption

(12:50) Financial models as storytelling tools

(17:30) Democratizing access and support

(22:20) LEAD’s new pre-seed investments 

(26:40) Racquet sports and market sizes

(31:05) Lessons learned for founders

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Justin Driscoll:

Website: https://www.lead.vc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-driscoll/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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