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Grace McBride

Founder & CEO, Lucia. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Grace McBride is an entrepreneur who founded Lucia, a freelance marketplace for travel advisors and hospitality businesses. She previously founded and served as CEO of TripKit, an assistant service for luxury travel advisors acquired in 2022.

What they said4 Shows1

Everything Grace McBride said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

ACQUISITION STORIES Assertion Not checkable as stated

McBride: TripKit eliminated discounts to boost revenue during acquisition prep

“When we got serious about selling, we had to really hone in on exactly what we were selling to the buyer and make sure that we weren't saying yes to ancillary projects. Make sure everyone was paying our subscription price and not getting any crazy discounts an…”

Grace McBride Sep 20, 2022 ▶ 8:22 Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia

ACQUISITION STORIES What-if

McBride: TripKit likely could have sold for more with earlier margin scrutiny

“It would have benefited us when we were selling, so we could have sold for a higher price, probably if we had paid attention to that earlier”

Grace McBride Sep 20, 2022 ▶ 11:17 Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia

ACQUISITION STORIES Disclosure

McBride enrolled in an MBA program to incubate her new startup

“I literally went back to get my MBA because I thought I'm starting a new company. I loved starting a company in college. It provides so much, so many resources and so much protection from like the real world. No one really expects anything of you yet. But you …”

Grace McBride Sep 20, 2022 ▶ 19:23 Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia

ACQUISITION STORIES Assertion Not checkable as stated

McBride: TripKit met over 30 prospective buyers after listing on MicroAcquire

“We had been contacted by well over a hundred. We didn't get to meet with everyone by any means. We kind of sifted through... We ended up meeting with probably well over 30 or 40 people.”

Grace McBride Sep 20, 2022 ▶ 5:29 Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Grace's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
ACQUISITION STORIESLEDGER	Founder & CEO, Lucia	1	4	—	full record on Startup Acquisition Stories →