On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Roy Rubin. Roy is the co-founder and former CEO of Magento, a digital commerce solution for merchants and brands. eBay acquired a 49 percent stake in Magento in February, 2011; followed by the acquisition of the entire company in June, 2011. Roy stayed on as the CEO of Magento until 2013. Later in February of 2021, Roy started R-Squared Ventures with his partner Roy Erez (who I previously had on the podcast) after having made countless angel investments.
Guest - Roy Rubin, Co-Founder at R-Squared Ventures, former co-founder & CEO at Magento
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Time Stamps:
Intro (00:00)
Magento (05:00)
Naming a company (08:30)
Roy’s origins/Magento (09:30)
eBay acquisition (19:28)
Adobe/Magento (27:15)
Being a contrarian (30:36)
Staying connected (32:45)
R-Squared investments (39:00)
Outro (42:55)
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