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Brian O’Kelley On Building A $1.6 Billion Company Acquired By Microsoft And Creating A Protocol To Measure And Lower Carbon Emissions In Digital Supply Chains

DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture Capital

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From Setbacks to Success: An Entrepreneurial Journey

This chapter narrates the speaker's early entrepreneurial experiences co-founding a ticketing company in college, facing fierce competition from Ticketmaster. It emphasizes the emotional challenges of rejection and subsequent job loss, leading to valuable lessons in leadership and the importance of empathy in business. The narrative further explores their unexpected transition into consulting and the transformative impact of mentorship on their career in the advertising technology space.

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