What Get Lighthouse does

Get Lighthouse, Inc. is a privately held, San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that operates Lighthouse Lessons, an online management training platform. The product delivers bite-size weekly lessons (approximately 15 minutes each) via email, covering core management topics such as 1 on 1 meetings, managing up, feedback, coaching, team building, performance management, and senior leadership development. Courses are delivered asynchronously through a learning management system with no live video calls or external facilitators, and include downloadable templates and optional weekly group discussion agendas. The company distributes a separate course catalog — including The 1 on 1 Master Class (12 lessons), Mastering Managing Up (10 lessons), and Secret Habits of Senior Leaders — and publishes the Lighthouse Leadership Weekly newsletter and an editorial blog as complementary content assets.

The business model is subscription-based, with annual billing and auto-renewal, and the company operates on a product-led growth (PLG) / self-serve model: individuals enroll in Solo Study independently, while organizations purchase Team Training or Group Edition seats. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but is characterized as low-cost. Distribution is entirely web-based and global, with no sales-led motion, and the website/ecommerce infrastructure is built on Strikingly. There is no public API, no documented third-party integrations, no patents, and no certifications. The company is small (1–10 employees) and appears to be founder-led, with Jason Evanish listed as CEO, Co-founder, and Head of Product; the only known external capital is a $125,000 round from 500 Global in 2016. Named customers include Textron, Roche, GitKraken, SmugMug, Cymer, GLC Minerals, Jornaya, and SeedBox Technologies, spanning manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, software, semiconductors, mining, photography, and market research.

Name

Get Lighthouse

Legal name

Get Lighthouse, Inc.

Website

https://getlighthouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Get Lighthouse is a private, founder-led company that sells Lighthouse Lessons, a self-serve online management training platform delivering bite-size weekly lessons by email subscription to individual managers and to teams via its Group Edition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Online Management Training Subscriptions: Subscription-based online management training programs. Users purchase licenses or subscriptions for a defined Subscription Period. The service includes weekly bite-size lessons delivered via email, templates, and optional group discussion features. Annual invoicing with auto-renewal for subscription periods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Get Lighthouse (operating as Lighthouse Lessons) sells an online management training platform that delivers bite-size weekly lessons (~15 minutes each) via email, covering leadership skills such as 1 on 1 meetings, managing up, feedback, coaching, and team building. Courses are available in two formats: Solo Study for individual self-directed learning and Team Training (Group Edition) for groups, departments, and companies, the latter including weekly group discussion agendas. All programs are delivered asynchronously via email with downloadable templates and require no video calls or external facilitators.

Product overview

Get Lighthouse offers Lighthouse Lessons, an online management training platform providing bite-size, weekly lessons (~15 minutes each) for leadership development. The core offering consists of two delivery formats — Solo Study for individual self-directed learning and Team Training for group/departmental learning with guided discussion agendas — and includes named courses such as The 1 on 1 Master Class, Mastering Managing Up, and Secret Habits of Senior Leaders. The company also publishes the Lighthouse Leadership Weekly newsletter and the Lighthouse Blog as complementary content resources. All programs are delivered asynchronously via email with downloadable templates, with no video calls or external facilitators required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lighthouse Lessons: Online management training program offering bite-size weekly lessons for leaders, including courses on 1 on 1 meetings, managing up, and senior leadership development.

Products and services

• Solo Study Self-directed individual learning track within Lighthouse Lessons, providing weekly bite-size lessons with practical advice, downloadable templates, and easy access without logins, for personal leadership development of individual managers.
• Team Training (Group Edition) Group-based training program within Lighthouse Lessons offering 8 unique courses with guided group discussion agendas, designed for departments and companies to learn together with peer bonding benefits, no video calls or external facilitators required.
• The 1 on 1 Master Class A 12-lesson program teaching managers how to conduct effective 1 on 1 meetings with their teams, covering topics such as starting meetings right, building relationships, preventing turnover, coaching, and managing up.
• Mastering Managing Up A 10-lesson course focused on improving the relationship with one's manager, teaching skills for communication, feedback delivery, Task Relevant Maturity, and career advancement through better manager relationships.
• Secret Habits of Senior Leaders A leadership training course targeting senior leaders and managers of managers, covering skills such as developing other leaders, strategic thinking, and organizational leadership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Retain up to 90% more lesson material in 90% less time compared to traditional training formats
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Blinkist: Subscription service condensing non-fiction business and management books into 15-minute 'Blinks.' Closely comparable on the micro-learning, time-constrained consumption model that Lighthouse also uses to differentiate from traditional long-form training.
• MasterClass: Premium subscription video learning platform featuring world-class instructors, including on leadership. Comparable in serving individual-manager learners via subscription, but targets consumer/prosumer rather than corporate L&D buyers.
• BetterUp: Leadership development platform combining AI-driven coaching with on-demand learning content. Comparable in the leadership-development category but differentiated by live coaching overlay and higher price point targeting large enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Large incumbent corporate learning platform with extensive leadership, management, and compliance course libraries. Comparable as an enterprise-friendly alternative customers may substitute for, though Skillsoft is broader and not focused on the micro-lesson format.
• Grovo (now part of Cornerstone OnDemand): Micro-learning platform for workplace skills now integrated into Cornerstone OnDemand's broader talent management suite. Directly comparable on the bite-size format and corporate training use case, but bundled inside a much larger enterprise learning suite.
• Coursera for Business: Enterprise arm of Coursera offering curated leadership and management courses from top universities. Comparable as an enterprise-grade alternative, especially for buyers wanting accredited content, with vastly larger content catalog and enterprise sales motion.
• LinkedIn Learning: Major incumbent offering on-demand video courses in leadership and management, bundled with LinkedIn Premium/Recruiter. Competes for the same corporate training budget and individual-manager audience but at a much larger scale and broader content scope.

Direct peers

• Mind Tools: Online management and leadership skills training platform serving individuals and organizations. Closely comparable because it offers subscription-based, bite-size business/management skill content aimed at the same 'individual manager and corporate L&D' buyer that Lighthouse targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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