Summation (formerly World of DaaS)
Summation: non-obvious ideas that move the world. Auren Hoffman hosts leaders across tech, business, markets, and government.
Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious.
Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).
Summation (formerly World of DaaS)
Yext CEO Michael Walrath - Software Consolidation and Convergence
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Michael Walrath is the chairman and CEO of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform. Prior to Yext, Michael cofounded Right Media, the first at-scale digital ad exchange, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007.
In this episode, Michael and Auren discuss:
- Software vendor consolidation
- Changing attitudes around growth vs profitability
- New dynamics of VC funding
- Running board meetings as a CEO
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)