Jean Paul Chauvet: the Story of Lightspeed ($2+ Billion Valuation)

In today's episode of Unicorn Builders, we speak with Jean Paul Chauvet, CEO of Lightspeed, a unified point of sale payments platform that's raised over a billion dollars in funding.

 

Topics Discussed:

• Jean Paul’s background as an engineer, and how a ‘golden childhood’ in Nigeria helped him find his road to business leadership
• The importance of timing and industry insight to guide critical business decisions, and how Jean Paul got it right again and again
• How Lightspeed manages to stay ahead of the game by listening to customers and constantly striving for innovation
• Why founders looking to achieve big things should learn to fail fast and course correct
• Being hyperactive, hardworking, and ultimately always coming back to business rather than rest

 

Favorite book: 

Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Collins Business Essentials)