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How it all began
From idea to business - read how Lectec came to be.
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Written by
Jared Ebersole
Christmas 2021
The origin
Lectec’s story begins with a child’s curiosity. It was Christmas morning - and Jared has just gifted his nephew Brian a brand new electric skateboard. Brian had been wishing for one since Jared started his first company selling electric skateboards (at age 15) a few years prior.
As Brian pulls the board from the box, he immediately asks the magic question, “How does it work?” So, underneath the twinkling lights of the tree, Jared pulled apart the board, and began to explain how motors, gears, and batteries all worked seamlessly together for the board to run.
When the time came for Brian to take the board outside, Jared’s sister knew that Jared had stumbled upon something special, turning to him and saying, “Uh - hello?! Do I need to slap you? Do this for kids!”
And, at that moment, Lectec was born.
Brian holding his new electric skateboard - Christmas Day
2015
The problem
Growing up, Jared was never engaged in school - he was always asking himself, "When am I ever going to use this in the real world?" So, when he saw a video of an electric skateboard, he was instantly hooked. After tinkering for a few months, he had his first operational electric skateboard. After a few years, he was a fully self-taught electrical and mechanical engineer - designing, manufacturing, and selling every part of an electric skateboard from the basement (and eventually garage) of his parents' house. When the idea for Lectec was born - it clicked that Jared had learned so much from building a PEV - so why couldn't everyone?
Left: Jared working at a young age. Right: new inventory being delivered.
Summer 2023
Lectec is born
After running his previous company throughout high school and college, Jared decided it was time to go all in on Lectec, so he sold a majority share of his previous company and put every single penny into Lectec.
Jared's best friend, Luke, who he had met while riding an electric skateboard around campus one day, was super supportive with Lectec and would help out from time to time. Upon graduation, Luke got offered his dream job as an Engineer at Amazon.
Luke left, Jared right at Electrify Expo debuting Lectec
Fall 2023
The first kit
After a failed crowdfunding campaign and losing tens of thousands of his own investment, Jared turned his efforts to what he knew best - making a great kit. The first beta program launched with 50 families in the NYC metro area. During this time, Lectec was headquartered inside of Mineola High School's Synergy Campus. This meant that Jared got to work alongside current high school students to build the business - and teachers to help write curriculum!
The Moeller family assembling a beta Lectec kit.
October 2023
We're all in
Jared convinced Luke to quit his full time job at Amazon - sacrificing a great career and stability to go all in on inspiring the next generation of engineers. Like Jared, Luke was never exposed to STEM and engineering in school. This shared experience and mission lit the fire that Lectec needed to grow! We started regularly attending trade shows, developing more curriculum, and earned our first real revenue!
Luke left, Jared right.
February 2025
Shark Tank
We were heads down - building and growing in 2024. But, we also had one more secret up our sleeves! That year we were going through the casting process for Shark Tank on ABC! Finally, our day came to go film with the Sharks - and you need to watch the episode to see all of the hilarious moments and our story first hand. The episode aired on February 7th at 8pm EST! Read about our experience here.
Jared & Luke on ABC's Shark Tank