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This week, we spoke with Steven Rosenblatt, Co-Founder of Oceans Ventures. As an operator, he launched the iAd platform for Apple under Steve Jobs' leadership. Subsequently, he served as the President of Foursquare, where he spearheaded the company's transformation into a location data powerhouse. Steven shared his thoughts on the transition from ad industry leadership to professional investing and discussed his strategies for collaborating with founders as an operator-turned-investor. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find Steven Rosenblatt: Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenrosenblatt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenjr76 — Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/  Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/  Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow  Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger — Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.takinginventorypod.com/

This week we talk with Ali Kashani, Co-Founder & CEO of Serve Robotics about the startup's journey from Postmates' special projects team to its acquisition by Uber, and spin-out, and how advertising is a key driver to lowering the costs of commerce.   ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find Ali Kashani: Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alikashani/ — Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/  Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/  Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow  Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger — Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.takinginventorypod.com/

EPISODE NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the start of the Israel and Hamas war.   This week's guest: Jessica Yellin Jessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, which brings news to people in new and engaging ways. She breaks down complicated issues, interviews experts, and answers questions with facts and context, all from the phone. Prior to that, Yellin was the Chief White House Correspondent for CNN where she interviewed President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama, among others. Jessica is a Peabody, Gracie and Emmy award-winning political journalist and also the author of Savage News, which was published in 2019. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find Jessica: Instagram (Jessica also reports directly from this account): https://www.instagram.com/jessicayellin/ X: https://twitter.com/jessicayellin  News Not Noise: https://newsnotnoise.com/   — Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/  Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/  Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow  Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger — Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.takinginventorypod.com/

This week's guest: Oren Schauble Oren Schauble is a designer, content creator and entrepreneur. He was most recently the President of public CPG company, Unrivaled Brands. Prior to that, he worked as a product development and marketing executive specializing in regulated and luxury products. Today, Oren runs marketing at consumer electronics company Gel Blaster, writes a newsletter including Product People and Hyper, and he also creates content on Instagram and TikTok breaking down consumer and brand trends.   –––––––––––––––––––––––   Where to find Oren Schauble: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orenmeetsworld Website: https://orenjohn.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/orenmeetsworld  Newsletters: Product World: https://www.productworld.xyz/ Hyper: https://mail.hyperstudios.us/  —   Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/  Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/  Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow  Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger — Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.takinginventorypod.com/

This week's guest: Jesse Pujji Jesse Pujii is a self-made entrepreneur who bootstrapped his first business, Ampush, into an 8-figure powerhouse. He's partnered with big brands like Uber and Hulu, and today, he's building Gateway X, a venture studio and investment company. You may also know Jesse from Twitter or LinkedIn where he shares lessons, insights and stories or through his podcast The Crazy Ones.  ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find Jesse: Gateway X: https://www.gateway.xyz/ X: https://twitter.com/jspujji  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessepujji/  Book a 1:1 call with Jesse: https://intro.co/jessepujji  — Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/ Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/ Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger — Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter! Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.takinginventorypod.com/

Jackie Pimentel, Sr. Global Marketing Director at Meta, talks about the lead up to launching Threads, the value of creator authenticity, when to start monetizing, and the challenges of transitioning to a new app.

Where to find @AdTechGod: Twitter: https://twitter.com/adtechgod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/adte... Join the AdTechGod Slack community: https://join.slack.com/t/adtechgodcom... ----------- Where to James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/ Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldru... Twitter: James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger ----------- Don't miss an episode of Taking Inventory. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/taki...) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/takinginvpod)!

Matan Bik, Nielsen's SVP Strategy of TV & Digital, discusses the transition from linear TV to CTV, the role of clean rooms in advertising, Nielsen's evolution, AI product placement, and favorite TV shows.

This week's guest: Peter Hamilton Peter Hamilton is the Senior Director of ad innovation at Roku. He was previously the CEO of TUNE, a global Mobile Measurement Partner that was a leader in performance and measurement across ad platforms including Facebook, Google, and many others. He has spent nearly 20 years in digital marketing and adtech. He is a Techstars mentor as well as an investor, advisor, and board member of numerous companies.  ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find Peter Hamilton: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeterHamilton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterryanhamilton/ Peter’s NFT Museum: https://www.seattlenftmuseum.com/ ––––––––––––––––––––––– Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn: James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/ Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/ Twitter:  James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger

This week's guest: Alex Becker Alex Becker is the CMO and co-founder of Amuse, a cannabis delivery company that has raised over $60 million. Before Amuse, Alex founded the internet marketing company Highly Relevant and sold it to Wpromote. He was also the VP of Ecommerce and Product at the fashion brand Reformation and prior to that Alex served as the Head of Customer Acquisition & Retention at Atom Tickets. He also advises a bunch of great marketing related businesses, including Attentive, the comprehensive text message solution with over $800 million in funding to date.   –––––––––––––––––––––––   Where to find Alex Becker and Amuse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexybecker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amusenow Website: https://www.amuse.com/   –––––––––––––––––––––––   Where to find James and Daniel: LinkedIn:James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesborow/ Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldruger/ Twitter: James: https://twitter.com/jamesborow Daniel: https://twitter.com/ddruger