ADSN

31 Ray Ghanbari, the CTO of Index Exchange, talks building for massive scale and how ad tech, fintech and healthcare tech are more similar than you would think.

30: Steven Rosenblatt on going from operator to VC, transforming Foursquare, and launching iAd during the Steve Jobs era

29 - Ali Kashani on why self-driving delivery robots and advertising are going to lower the cost of commerce

28: Jessica Yellin tells us why people are turning to news influencers and away from cable news, how political ads really work, and what to expect this election cycle

27: Oren Schauble on the power shift in the creator economy, creating brand content, building brands the right way, and more

26: Pt 3 of the Creators Strike Back series: Jesse Pujji, founder & CEO of Gateway X on bootstrapping an 8-figure business, his biggest lessons for entrepreneurs, building a following, and more

25: Meta’s Sr. Global Marketing Director, Jackie Pimentel, tells us about the lead up to launching Threads, why creator authenticity is the key to success, when to start monetizing, and so much more.

24: An interview with @AdTechGod, the anonymous account that’s taking ad tech and marketing by storm. Listen as we get into the origin of the account, its purpose, and its prophecies.

23: From Pencils to Pixels: Transitioning TV measurement to a CTV led world as linear continues to fade, with Matan Bik, Nielsen’s SVP Strategy of TV & Digital

22: Peter Hamilton, Sr. Director of Ad Innovation at Roku on what CTV can learn from mobile, Roku as the OS and what that means for advertisers, streaming as a performance channel, and more

21: Marketing Cannabis and other regulated products, how to advertise without Meta and Google, the future of cannabis holding companies, and more with Alex Becker, co-founder and CMO of Amuse

20: Alex Reynolds, CEO and Co-founder of Vendelux, on the role of events for stronger business results, how measuring event ROI is not only possible but essential, and ways AI will be incorporated

The episode explores optimizing event marketing through data-driven strategies with Alex Reynolds, CEO of Vendelux, who shares her experience at Shutterstock where events proved crucial for acquisition and partnership-building. Reynolds highlights the problem of event ROI measurement, recalling the struggle to assess t...

19: Pt 2 of the Creators Strike Back series: Grant Cohen, co-founder of Fan Controlled Sports on the business of sports 2.0, the new role of athletes as creators, TikTok-ification of sports, and more

18: Eric Seufert on the commerce platform revolution, reverberating effects of Apple’s changing policies, and global data regulation

17: Part 1 of the Creators Strike Back series: Anthony Vennare, founder and CEO of Fitt Insider, on building a media business without paid media or the walled gardens, responsible data usage, and more

16: Evan Prodromou, co-author of ActivityPub breaks down decentralized social networks and the Fediverse, how this affects monetization for walled gardens, and why users need data portability

15: Conor McKenna, Partner at LUMA Partners on how LUMA’s narrow focus has created outsized value, the corp dev and product team relationship, and threats to incumbents with the shift in data

14: The how to save X (aka Twitter) episode - James, Daniel and guest co-host James Avery (CEO of Kevel) on how to drive more revenue, rebuild trust, use payments as a lever, and combat Meta.

EP13: Eric Franchi, GP of AperiamVentures, on selling his business for $180M to a public company, Why there’s a massive opportunity investing in ad/martechs, and his take on Musk vs. Zuckerberg

EP12 (GUEST) – This week James Avery, the founder and CEO of Kevel, talks about writing books, building APIs to power a new generation of walled gardens