Real Estate’s most influential person didn’t start with money, power, or connections — he didn’t even speak the language. In this episode, Amir Korangy, founder of The Real Deal, reveals how rejection, lawsuits, and being told “no” by every bank forced him to build his own path — and ultimately the most powerful media platform in real estate. Amir shares how getting shut out of major newspapers pushed him to start his own publication, how early technology let him compete with giants, why he...
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Real Estate’s most influential person didn’t start with money, power, or connections — he didn’t even speak the language. In this episode, Amir Korangy, founder of The Real Deal, reveals how rejection, lawsuits, and being told “no” by every bank forced him to build his own path — and ultimately the most powerful media platform in real estate. Amir shares how getting shut out of major newspapers pushed him to start his own publication, how early technology let him compete with giants, why he...
Founder of Sparknotes & OkCupid Sam Yagan: What Traits HE Looks For in Successful Founders (and More!)
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Founder of Sparknotes & OkCupid Sam Yagan: What Traits HE Looks For in Successful Founders (and More!)
What do venture capitalists look for in entrepreneurs? What should you do to make your company most appealing to venture capital firms? In this episode, Sam Yagan dives into it. In this episode, Michael Oved sits down with Sam Yagan, the founder of Sparknotes (the famed online study guide service), founder of OkCupid (the internationally renowned data site), and the former CEO of Match Group (the $10 billion holding company that owns Tinder, Match.com, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and...
30 Years in 30 Minutes
Real Estate’s most influential person didn’t start with money, power, or connections — he didn’t even speak the language. In this episode, Amir Korangy, founder of The Real Deal, reveals how rejection, lawsuits, and being told “no” by every bank forced him to build his own path — and ultimately the most powerful media platform in real estate. Amir shares how getting shut out of major newspapers pushed him to start his own publication, how early technology let him compete with giants, why he...
