FORBES – Feb 10 – Sam Yagan is currently the CEO of ShopRunner which has raised ~$100M from the likes of Alibaba Group or August Capital. Previously, he served as CEO of The Match Group and led it through a period of growth culminating in its $400M IPO. Yagan cofounded OkCupid in 2003 and it was acquired by Match for $90M in 2011. Earlier, he founded SparkNotes, which he sold for $30M.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to deal with lawsuits and other threats to the business
- Building marketplaces and the important KPIs that make things work
- Lobbying with government and establishing a thought leadership position
- Using content marketing as a secret weapon
- Working at the company that acquires your business and scaling through the ranks
- Becoming an investor to pay it forward with other founders
- Difference between managing small teams and bigger teams
by Alejandro Cremades
See full article at Forbes
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