Skip to content
When it almost fell apart
The Build

When it almost fell apart

Mike O'Sullivan and Ian Myers sit down with ad tech founders and builders for conversations about how their products actually got made. This episode collects the WFIO moments (short for "we're f*****, it's over) from across those conversations.

June 2424 mins

Share

Mike O'Sullivan and Ian Myers with sit down ad tech founders and builders for conversations about how their products actually got made. This episode collects the WFIO moments (short for "we're f*****, it's over) from across those conversations, covering a year of failed hiring and a homemade DSP, a budget system that quietly overspent in production, and a bootstrapped startup that went unpaid through a pandemic and a stalled Series A.

Listen to our full episodes on the feed.

  • 00:00:00 - Welcome to the show
  • 00:00:50 - Ari Paparo on Beeswax
  • 00:07:53 - David Buonasera on ad server budget-pacing
  • 00:17:13 - Ali Manning on Chalice AI

-------------------------

The Build with Mike O'Sullivan is a podcast produced by The Current which is owned and operated by The Trade Desk, Inc. Learn more: https://www.thecurrent.com/

Sincera was acquired by The Trade Desk, Inc.