Howard Lerman is the former CEO of Yext, a company that put geo-marketing on the map.  Howard not only founded Yext but took it public at a multi unicorn valuation.  

On this episode of The Yield - Disrupters, Yieldstreet’s CEO Milind Mehere sits down with Howard for a conversation about his journey and what we can learn from him. 

Key Takeaways:[1:25] Yext was founded with the opposite of a lightbulb moment.

[6:38] Finding the opportunities that become major market disruptors. 

[10:16] The early days of disruption and reacting to the naysayers. 

[13:40] The role of AI in automating business listings for 800 million data points. 

[17:30] What might the future of AI look like?

[20:00] The IPO process and taking a company public in this disruptive environment. 

[23:42] Common challenges founders need to be aware of as their company is scaling.

[26:30] A look at what’s happening next for Howard. 

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