Hardware Podcasts

Yelp: Jeremy Stoppelman

How I Built This · 24 Jun 2019 · 59m

What this episode covers

Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder of Yelp, explains how the platform evolved from a failed friend-recommendation service into a public company valued at $2.5 billion. He details the pivotal decision to allow public reviews, the rejection by VCs due to 'dot-com PTSD,' and the strategic choice to remain independent despite a $500 million offer from Google. Stoppelman also discusses the early adoption of the iPhone App Store and the cultural shift from technical founders to public company leadership.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
PayPal, X.com, Google, Doc and Phoebe's Cat Company
Products
Yelp, Cat Theater
Also
Max Levchin, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs

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