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#1855 The entrepreneur behind Google Voice
Today’s guest created a company called GrandCentral which sold to Google and became Google Voice.
It was his second foray into voice over IP. Before that, he had one of the pioneering companies that he led in voice over IP, called Dialpad. Their mission was to do free web-based phone calls, and they pivoted and adjusted.
We’ll talk about how he helped turn that business around and sold it to Yahoo. We’ll also talk about why he founded GrandCentral next and then sold it to Google less than two years later.
Craig Walker is the founder of Google Voice, Dialpad and GrandCentral Communications.
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Today’s guest created a company called GrandCentral which sold to Google and became Google Voice.
It was his second foray into voice over IP. Before that, he had one of the pioneering companies that he led in voice over IP, called Dialpad. Their mission was to do free web-based phone calls, and they pivoted and adjusted.
We’ll talk about how he helped turn that business around and sold it to Yahoo. We’ll also talk about why he founded GrandCentral next and then sold it to Google less than two years later.
Craig Walker is the founder of Google Voice, Dialpad and GrandCentral Communications.
Sponsored by
Outerknown – Outerknown is a new company founded by pro-surfer Kelly Slater. Outerknown has comfortable clothes that still let you look professional. The thing I love about this company is that their clothes make you look like you belong everywhere. Go to Outerknown.com and enter the code “MIXERGY” to get 25% off your entire order.
Setapp – Setapp for Teams is a leading platform offering over 150 Mac apps in one pack. Get rid of the license fuss and save time for business equipping your team with all the key tools from a single account. Sign up, invite your teammates, and you are all set. Mixergy listeners get an extended 60-day free trial by going to Setapp.com/mixergy
More interviews -> https://mixergy.com/moreint
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