Meet Lafe Taylor
Founder of Frame Me
“I highly recommend leveraging community resources such as Commerce Lexington events and Startup Breakfasts, as well as engaging with the community at large. The value of meeting new people cannot be overstated; after all, people are the most invaluable resource on the planet."
Q & A
Q1: What is your background and what are you doing now?
A1: “Hailing from Kentucky, my journey began as a graphic designer, a role that laid the foundation for my diverse career. Transitioning to freelance work after a layoff, I met my future business partner, leading us to establish a boutique firm specializing in digital solutions. This collaboration evolved into launching Pheeva, a gaming platform, which, despite its eventual closure, paved our path into the cryptocurrency sphere. Here, we made significant strides, focusing on wallets and blockchain technology, and successfully securing capital for our ventures.
However, my entrepreneurial journey didn't stop there; I co-founded a company, Code Command dedicated to coding education, which coincided with my venture into animation, inspired by "Into the Spiderverse." This new passion allowed me to pitch concepts to numerous studios and network with industry professionals. Recently, after insightful discussions with a close friend, I've ventured back into the startup scene with Frame Me, an innovative on-demand videographer platform. My career, marked by a series of adaptive shifts and ventures into uncharted territories, reflects my continuous pursuit of innovation and impact."
Q2: How did you come up with the idea for your startup?
A2: "My co-founder Sequoia reached out to me with an idea solving a problem that she had recently run into. She told me the concept and we went full steam into it."
Q3: What has been the most rewarding part of founding your own startup?
A3: "Autonomy, the pursuit of dreams and the people you meet."
Q4: What community resources would you recommend to other founders?
A4: "I highly recommend leveraging community resources such as Commerce Lexington events and Startup Breakfasts, as well as engaging with the community at large. The value of meeting new people cannot be overstated; after all, people are the most invaluable resource on the planet."
Q5: What is one piece of advice you would share to anyone considering becoming a founder?
A5: “Identify resources as early as possible."