Empire State Of Grind

Episode 6 - From Ad-tech to Acquisition with John Shankman, CEO and Founder of Hashtag Labs


Listen Later

On this special episode we are joined by John Shankman, the CEO and Founder of Hastag Labs, a category leading SaaS platform for publishers in the ad-tech space. We will leanr about the ad-tech space and how John saw an opportunity to provide value for publishers in the space, when most companies were focusing on the advertisers. We are joined by a special co-host as well, the show's producer, Brian Neaman. Aaron, Brian and John all went to college together and have seen each grow on their respectice journeys. This lends a fun dynamic to the convsation. On today's episode we also discuss: 

  • The multiple iterations of HTL
  • What John learned from his career in sales
  • What led John to start a business
  • Where one finds motivation as an entrepreneur
  • John's career path into tech
  • John's decision to sell the company
  • Different managerial styles, including Brian's take as a producer and director working with on screen talent
  • John's thoughts on NYC

https://hashtag-labs.com/

www.aditude.com/

www.next-gen-law.com/

 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Empire State Of GrindBy Aaron Fischer