19: Brandon Christopher (Lexicon)

Revenue: Real Startup Stories

English - February 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Brandon Christopher is Founder & CEO of Lexicon Healthcare, a software platform that simplifies HR operations for post-acute healthcare providers. This episode centers on the differences between working at a large public corporation, joining an early-stage startup, and being a solo founder.

We go into the weeds on creating a playbook, staying productive, protecting your mental health, dealing with stress, celebrating wins, and why we are compelled to start companies. Brandon is one of my closest friends and I appreciate how honest he was in this conversation.

Shout out to Nathan Resnick, Alex Gallagher, Farshad Yousefi, Chris Vasquez, Morgan Schwanke, Forrest Dein, Daniel Murray, Patrick Frank, and many many others who are on a similar journey.

GUEST

Brandon Christopher LinkedIn
Lexicon Healthcare LinkedIn
Lexicon Healthcare Website

PODCAST

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TERMS

Bulge Bracket: The top tier of investment banks who with the largest corporations
CX: Customer Experience
SaaS: software as a service

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Episode intro
0:44 - Background and time at USD
14:24 - Working at a prestigious firm
22:54 - What were your expectations of a startup?
28:37 - Brandon's role at a startup
37:36 - Compete on experience, not price
42:19 - Balancing productivity and mental health
1:00:00 - Signs that you are out of balance
1:07:40 - Taking breaks and prioritizing tasks
1:17:46 - Wrap up and final thoughts