Geoff Donaker: "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"

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Geoff Donaker has seen every stage of a start-up—from going public to having to close the doors. Now he is on the VC side as founder of Burst Capital, bringing his expertise to investing. Meet this former COO of Yelp and hear his advice for founders and new companies on how to avoid common problems like stagnant prices or becoming untethered from your customers.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
Dorm Room Tycoon podcast with Geoff Donaker: “How to Take a Company Public”
Burst Capital
Geoff's 25-minute presentation “Building a Sales Team for Your Marketplace Business,” delivered at the 2019 Marketplace Conference in San Francisco

MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY:

"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" by John Lennon

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Stayin' Alive in Tech is an oral history of Silicon Valley and technology. Melinda Byerley, the host, is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley and the founder of Timeshare CMO, a digital marketing intelligence firm, based in San Francisco.

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