How Lendio Saved the American Dream with Loans

Brock Blake is the founder and CEO of Lendio, a marketplace for small business loans. Lendio offers borrowers access to loan options from more lenders than any other marketplace in the industry.

Brock has been building his company for nearly a decade and raised more than $100 million in venture capital. 2020 has stretched his team and tech to new heights, as they’ve facilitated over 100,000 PPP loan approvals and the issue of $8 Billion in funds.

In this conversation, Aaron and Blake discuss why Brock pivoted away from his first company, the challenges and constraints of scaling, and the values he’s instilled in his company culture.

Timestamps
0:00 - Interview with Brock Blake, CEO
1:50- What is Lendio?
11:24 - Adapting to COVID
18:41 - How Lendio Helps Small businesses
28:47 - Mistakes that Brock learned from