Michael Walrath is the chairman and CEO of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform. Prior to Yext, Michael cofounded Right Media, the first at-scale digital ad exchange, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007. 
In this episode, Michael and Auren discuss: 
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<li>Software vendor consolidation</li>
<li>Changing attitudes around growth vs profitability </li>
<li>New dynamics of VC funding</li>
<li>Running board meetings as a CEO</li>
</ul>

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Auren Hoffman

Yext CEO Michael Walrath - Software Consolidation and Convergence

Michael Walrath is the chairman and CEO of Yext, a publicly traded digital presence platform. Prior to Yext, Michael cofounded Right Media, the first at-scale digital ad exchange, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007.  In this episode, Michael and Auren discuss:  Software vendor consolidation Changing attitudes around growth vs profitability  New dynamics of VC [&hellip;]

World of DaaS Episode #161

Yext CEO Michael Walrath - Software Consolidation and Convergence