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On this episode of Contrary Radio, Josh Abramson of College Humor, BustedTees, and Vimeo tells us about:
- Building a media business as a freshman at the University of Richmond
- Running experiments that ultimately led to BustedTees and Vimeo
- Team culture and how opportunities pop up
On this episode of Contrary Radio, Tina Sharkey talks about:
- Studying International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania
- Lessons from 20 years of e-commerce and brand-building
- The importance of team-building from day one
On this episode of Contrary Radio, we cover how Sam started SparkNotes in college and OkCupid in business school, making the decision to sell his company, and transitioning from a “super math nerd” to an effective leader and communicator.
In this episode of Contrary Radio, we cover why Dan worked at a bank for 12 years out of undergrad, how business school at Stanford made SoFi possible, how to build a moat when the product you’re building is somewhat commoditized, and the brand value of creating delight and community.
We hope you enjoy listening!
This is the first ever episode of Contrary Radio, a series of conversations for university-based founders. Airbnb co-founder Nate Blecharczyk tells us how he learned to code, why he shutdown his successful business in college, and some lessons learned from holding diverse responsibilities at Airbnb!