Brian Lee: Entrepreneurs Don’t Wait Take a Risk, Work Hard, and Don't Be Afraid | E44

My guest today is my great friend , Brian Lee . Brian is a rock star , serial entrepreneur and an incredibly successful venture capitalist . He is the co founder and CEO of Legalzoom , which had $575 million in revenue last year and has a market value of $1.75 billion .

Brian Lee: Entrepreneurs Don’t Wait Take a Risk, Work Hard, and Don't Be Afraid | E44

How can I help you ? I'll be like , well , my name is Brian Lee and I have a business idea . I'd like to run by you .

Brian Lee: Entrepreneurs Don’t Wait Take a Risk, Work Hard, and Don't Be Afraid | E44

So he built a nice business . You were born with the DNA , you're one of the best entrepreneurs I've ever met . You've had an incredible career .

Brian Lee: Entrepreneurs Don’t Wait Take a Risk, Work Hard, and Don't Be Afraid | E44

Today , the co founder and ex CEO of shoe dazzle a company which grew to more than $100 million in sales within two years after starting the company before it merged with just Fab , the co founder and CEO of the art of sport , where he partnered with none other than the late Kobe Bryant and is the current CEO and co founder of arena club where he's partnered with Derek Jeter , which we're going to talk about in a few minutes . Bryan is also the co founder and CEO of the incredibly successful venture capital firm Bam Ventures , which has had many billion dollar exits . And he is an incredibly generous philanthropist who is dedicated to giving back to our community .

Brian Lee: Entrepreneurs Don’t Wait Take a Risk, Work Hard, and Don't Be Afraid | E44

Uh Of course , it can be . But at the same time , II , I do believe that most entrepreneurs have that DNA are , are born with that little part of them that wants to go start something and build something . Um That's interesting because II I meet a lot of folks , you know , just being in , in business and so forth and they come to me and say , you know , I'd love to be an entrepreneur someday , right ?