30 Years in 30 Minutes

Founder of Sparknotes & OkCupid Sam Yagan: What Traits HE Looks For in Successful Founders (and More!)

Michael Oved Season 1 Episode 12

What do venture capitalists look for in entrepreneurs? What should you do to make your company most appealing to venture capital firms? In this episode, Sam Yagan dives into it. 

In this episode, Michael Oved sits down with Sam Yagan, the founder of Sparknotes (the famed online study guide service), founder of OkCupid (the internationally renowned data site), and the former CEO of Match Group (the $10 billion holding company that owns Tinder, Match.com, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and OurTime). 

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