The OMR Podcast International – Go inside the minds of the biggest names in digital and tech

Snapchat's Founder and CEO, Evan Spiegel, discusses the birth of Snapchat, his belief in augmented reality glasses, Twitter's potential, and Snap's revenue model. He shares insights on navigating business challenges, the impact of stock price on employee compensation, and his personal aspirations as a young entrepreneur and father.

CEO of Privacy-focussed and user-centric search startup Neeva Sridhar Ramaswa talks about the genesis for Neeva, how search without search history works, and opened up at length about his time as a high-ranking exec at one of Silicon Valley's Big 4 In less than a decade, Sridhar Ramaswamy went from Google grunt to Senior VP of Ads and Commerce. After a decade and a half at Google, Sridhar decided he’d had enough with data-driven search and that the sector was in need for disruption. Enter Neeva, a privacy-focussed, user-centric and subscription-based search engine. Funded in part by Greylock Partners, Neeva has raised over USD 100m—despite the seemingly long odds of outperforming Sridhar’s former employer.

In this episode of the OMR Podcast International, Tim spoke to me about becoming an entrepreneur, the Allbirds approach to sustainability, the importance of materials in footwear and how a skeptical professor's challenge got the company off and running. Maybe when Tim Brown retired from professional soccer in 2012, he should have seen it coming: swapping out cleats for shoes. It was in fact his shock at the amount of plastic in the footwear freebies gifted to him during his playing days that gave rise to an obsession, which, eventually, evolved into Allbirds, a D2C stalwart and love brand for sustainable footwear founded in 2016.

Delve into eToro's journey from trading app to social investment platform with CEO Yoni Assia. Learn about user experience, social component impact, platform features, crypto, investment tips, and marketing campaigns. Explore copy trading, educational tools, sports sponsorships, marketing impact analysis, customer acquisition costs, and expansion into financial services.

It has been an eventful 12 months for Contentsquare. From rolling out a slew of key new features, AI capabilities and a cookieless solution, among others, acquired a couple of companies, expanded globally adding a number of new offices and nearly doubled its workforce to approximately 1500 at present. On top of all that, you locked up approximately USD 600m in funding recently, the latest in a 12-month span that saw Contentsquare acquire a total of 1.4B in backing and helping CS’s total valuation double to USD 5.4B. And that’s not taking into consideration the mergers and acquisitions Contentsquare has undertaken in the past 3-4 years.

While the problems Prof. Yunus and Saskia Bruysten, CEOs and co-founders of Yunus Social Business, hope to solve may seem impossible, the way they laid out the path to success in this episode of the OMR Podcast, impossible seems plausible.

For the past 8 years, Margrethe Vestager has taken the fight to the world's biggest tech companies in her role as EU commissioner for competition. Despite the incredibly deep pockets of tech lobbyists, she has had some very high-profile "wins." In the OMR Podcast, she discusses what will happen next.

Almost exactly one year ago today, Morgan Selzer was appointed CCO at mindfulness platform Headspace. In that time, she has spearheaded content expansion on the platform, which now includes music, guided meditation, sleepcasts and, recently, content focussed exclusively on women's health. And her efforts have begun achieving widespread recognition, as well, as she was named Podcast Executive of the Year by Adweek last month. Morgan joined the OMR Podcast to discuss the brand partnerships and content strategy she has employed at Headspace, her role in making conversations on mental health less taboo and how her experience at CMT—of all places—helped her learn more about the audience at Headspace.

Mirko Caspar, CEO of Mister Spex, shares insights on enhancing brand perception, online vs. offline sales, AI impact, and revenue growth. The podcast covers purchasing habits, omnichannel shopping, local partnerships, and influencer collaborations in the eyewear industry.

Join Johannes Kliesch, founder of Snocks, as he discusses the evolution of his sock startup into a fashion brand, international expansion strategies, leveraging TikTok ads, transitioning to direct-to-consumer marketing, and plans for future growth across Europe.