Grace McBride

Founder & CEO, Lucia · 1 appearance on the record.

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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.

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Everything Grace McBride said on Startup Acquisition Stories that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

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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

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

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

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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

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia	Sep 20, 2022	11m

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