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Growth, Funding, Pivotal Moments and the Evolution of Adzerk to Kevel

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It was 2007, which I realized is 13 years ago, which feels like a very long time. But back, but yeah, I mean, back-to-back in like 2007-2008 timeframe, I actually acquired a small ad network. And I was a software developer before. Starting Adzerk, an Overnight Sensation. But it’s gone by pretty quickly. 2:43 Mark: Yeah.

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Why Your ‘Brilliant’ Technology Fails To Have Impact | Tom Adeyoola, Metail | BoS Europe 2018

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In fact one of the guys that we used to create a remix for the bands he progressed by himself and he’s now in a position where. Because of technology he’s able to live random places around the world and distribute his music direct to his fan base and make a living off it. We were in a position where. So more fail.

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14 years building BoS

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So you’ve come in and you’ve been running annual conferences since 2007, and then bi annual conferences since 2014, when you launched the EU as well as the US conference. So it was certainly quite a pivotal, pivotal point in the growth and development of the conference. Kirk Baillie. Mark Littlewood. Kirk Baillie.

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Leading A High-Growth Company | David Cancel, Drift | BoS USA 2018

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They didn’t feel good for the first almost three years Compete, and we sold Compete in 2007 to a company WPP a London based giant. And then I’ve really only started companies as a byproduct of I have an obsessive personality and I channel that in a positive area which is like I’m obsessed with learning and getting better.

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“It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times” – Every CEO Ever | Tim Barker, DataSift | BoS Europe 2018

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But my personal journey is a developer to CEO. Remember when social media was going to be all things about positive change for the world and people had big banners that said “thank you Facebook”? Developers! Developers might be doing anything. Information sharing is all positive. This is a B2B product.

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Launching a New Breakout Product | Jason Fried | BoS USA Online 2020

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In 2007, we launched Highrise; we launched a new product every year for like four or five years, basically. Basecamp was able to fund the development of hey. And on the other hand, there’s this there’s this liability of what you refer to as a 3000 odd size delivery development team. And that was exciting.