Taking Inventory

By Inventory Ventures

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Ex Snap execs, founders & angel investors James Borow and Daniel Druger, cover all things ad tech, big tech, digital media & more. They are joined for in-depth conversations by special guests that are directly shaping the digital economy. New episodes drop every Monday. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts..

Episode Date
The State of the Podcast Industry with with Bryan Barletta, founder of Sounds Profitable
May 20, 2024
Why the app economy is booming w/ the President of AppsFlyer, Brian Quinn
May 13, 2024
Amazon’s $50B ads business still hasn’t scratched the surface, and why non-endemic and social partnerships are the future, with Amazon expert Daniel Tejada
May 06, 2024
Snap Mafia Edition: Garrett Rothstein, founder of Queue, the modern day TV guide, on partnering with Zillow’s founder and getting on Chamath's radar
Apr 30, 2024
Selling Undertone, setting up a family office, and reinventing retail ads with M3’s Michael Cassidy
Apr 29, 2024
AI & Big Tech w/ Big Technology’s Alex Kantrowitz
Apr 22, 2024
The WTF is Roblox and how brands play in the metaverse episode w/ F84’s Geoffrey Reed
Apr 15, 2024
Sunil Rayan, CBO of Moloco and former President of Disney+ Hotstar, on growing to 50M+ subscriber, the convergence of media & digital, and why it all comes down to LTV
Apr 08, 2024
Alex Collmer, the co-founder of VidMob (and Def Jam Rapstar!) talks creative in an AI world and how marketers can adapt
Apr 01, 2024
Snap Mafia Edition: Ellis Hamburger, founder of Meaning, storyteller at The Browser Co, and the voice of Snap for 7 years
Mar 28, 2024
Spotify’s Per Sandell on the business of audio, building a $2B+ ads business, and embracing the hedged garden model
Mar 25, 2024
Eric Seufert returns to discuss the state of the digital economy
Mar 18, 2024
The Checkmate founders on hustling their way to the top of the App Store, how Gen Z thinks, and what the future of retail looks like
Mar 11, 2024
Meta Reality Labs’ VP of Marketing, Shachar Scott, on how Meta is building the future in front of our eyes and redefining AR & VR
Mar 04, 2024
The Bitcoin Episode w/ @dotkrueger: why it’s up and why he thinks it’s going to change the world
Mar 02, 2024
Snap Mafia Edition: Dante DiCicco, founder of Zitti AI, and Snap user #10
Feb 27, 2024
46: The future of digital privacy with former Google & Meta executive and privacy expert, Rob Leathern
Feb 26, 2024
45: Nick Bell, CEO of Fanatics Live, on Rupert Murdoch, building Snap, leading Google Search, and why the future of media is all about the attention economy
Feb 20, 2024
44: Building an ads business around faith with Pray.com's Steve Gatena
Feb 12, 2024
43: Inside Amazon’s $50B ads biz w/ Adam Epstein
Feb 05, 2024
42: Morning Brew’s 2nd employee and Beehiiv CEO dives into the BIG business of newsletters, the truth about building in public, and some surprising data on the power of newsletters
Jan 29, 2024
41: Alex Heath, Deputy Editor for The Verge, on interviewing the biggest names in tech, debating the AI wars, what sets the best leaders apart, and more
Jan 22, 2024
40: CES takeaways & how Shipt went from same-day delivery to building a massive retail media network, and what RMNs can learn from Meta
Jan 15, 2024
39: Breaking down the biggest media company you’ve never heard of, the new age of growth marketing, and all things Mansion Group with John Sutton
Jan 08, 2024
38: Looking back at 2023 with guest highlights and industry changes, and predictions for 2024
Jan 01, 2024
EP: 37 A Taking Inventory Classic: Eric Seufert on the future of ads, ecom, the walled gardens, and more
Dec 25, 2023
36: How investment banks evaluate tech companies, a bull market for ads, and 2024 market outlook with ROTH MKM’s Rohit Kulkarni
Dec 18, 2023
35 - James Borow & Daniel Druger, get interviewed on the Marketecture podcast
Dec 11, 2023
34: Building a business with TikTok and the power of UGC with Sapphire Studio’s Anish Dalal
Dec 04, 2023
33: Ali Manning, Co-Founder of Chalice, on the future of AI and advertising across the open web
Nov 28, 2023
32: James Avery & Andrew Covato on $AMZN playing nice w $SHOP/$META/$SNAP, where $TTD goes next, and how ad platforms are ignoring the measurement realities of 2023.
Nov 20, 2023
31 Ray Ghanbari, the CTO of Index Exchange, talks building for massive scale and how ad tech, fintech and healthcare tech are more similar than you would think.
Nov 13, 2023
30: Steven Rosenblatt on going from operator to VC, transforming Foursquare, and launching iAd during the Steve Jobs era
Nov 06, 2023
29 - Ali Kashani on why self-driving delivery robots and advertising are going to lower the cost of commerce
Oct 30, 2023
28: Jessica Yellin tells us why people are turning to news influencers and away from cable news, how political ads really work, and what to expect this election cycle
Oct 23, 2023
27: Oren Schauble on the power shift in the creator economy, creating brand content, building brands the right way, and more
Oct 16, 2023
26: Pt 3 of the Creators Strike Back series: Jesse Pujji, founder & CEO of Gateway X on bootstrapping an 8-figure business, his biggest lessons for entrepreneurs, building a following, and more
Oct 09, 2023
25: Meta’s Sr. Global Marketing Director, Jackie Pimentel, tells us about the lead up to launching Threads, why creator authenticity is the key to success, when to start monetizing, and so much more.
Oct 02, 2023
24: An interview with @AdTechGod, the anonymous account that’s taking ad tech and marketing by storm. Listen as we get into the origin of the account, its purpose, and its prophecies.
Sep 29, 2023
23: From Pencils to Pixels: Transitioning TV measurement to a CTV led world as linear continues to fade, with Matan Bik, Nielsen’s SVP Strategy of TV & Digital
Sep 18, 2023
22: Peter Hamilton, Sr. Director of Ad Innovation at Roku on what CTV can learn from mobile, Roku as the OS and what that means for advertisers, streaming as a performance channel, and more
Sep 18, 2023
21: Marketing Cannabis and other regulated products, how to advertise without Meta and Google, the future of cannabis holding companies, and more with Alex Becker, co-founder and CMO of Amuse
Sep 18, 2023
20: Alex Reynolds, CEO and Co-founder of Vendelux, on the role of events for stronger business results, how measuring event ROI is not only possible but essential, and ways AI will be incorporated
Aug 28, 2023
19: Pt 2 of the Creators Strike Back series: Grant Cohen, co-founder of Fan Controlled Sports on the business of sports 2.0, the new role of athletes as creators, TikTok-ification of sports, and more
Aug 21, 2023
18: Eric Seufert on the commerce platform revolution, reverberating effects of Apple’s changing policies, and global data regulation
Aug 14, 2023
17: Part 1 of the Creators Strike Back series: Anthony Vennare, founder and CEO of Fitt Insider, on building a media business without paid media or the walled gardens, responsible data usage, and more
Aug 11, 2023
16: Evan Prodromou, co-author of ActivityPub breaks down decentralized social networks and the Fediverse, how this affects monetization for walled gardens, and why users need data portability
Aug 08, 2023
15: Conor McKenna, Partner at LUMA Partners on how LUMA’s narrow focus has created outsized value, the corp dev and product team relationship, and threats to incumbents with the shift in data
Jul 31, 2023
14: The how to save X (aka Twitter) episode - James, Daniel and guest co-host James Avery (CEO of Kevel) on how to drive more revenue, rebuild trust, use payments as a lever, and combat Meta.
Jul 24, 2023
EP13: Eric Franchi, GP of AperiamVentures, on selling his business for $180M to a public company, Why there’s a massive opportunity investing in ad/martechs, and his take on Musk vs. Zuckerberg
Jul 19, 2023
EP12 (GUEST) – This week James Avery, the founder and CEO of Kevel, talks about writing books, building APIs to power a new generation of walled gardens
Jul 11, 2023
EP11 (GUEST) – Jenna Menking & Erin Kemp, the founders of Crosswalk, explain why Ariana Grande is both a musical and marketing genius, the problems with traditional market research, and how...
Jul 06, 2023
EP10 (GUEST) – Jon Morgenstern, EVP Head of Investment at VaynerMedia, Why agencies have more opportunity than ever, Netflix’s disappointing ads decision, How creators will win in the next 5 years
Jun 30, 2023
EP9 (GUEST) – Kenan Saleh, GM of Lyft Media, on growing his startup from just 1 customer, why the future of commerce media is bright, and building a new revenue stream within a complex organization
Jun 21, 2023
EP8 – Dictators, Democracies, and Anarchists, oh my! The ins and outs of Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future, EU regulation, and the Reddit mob.
Jun 15, 2023
EP7 – Apple reshapes the ads industry again, The Trade Desk makes a walled garden-esque announcement, shifting power dynamics between platforms and their communities
Jun 09, 2023
EP6 (GUEST) – Founder of AI Whiteboard and Retina AI, Emad Hasan, shares what CEOs need to know about AI, predicts what search ads may look like in the future, and the top 3 trends in AI
Jun 02, 2023
EP5 (GUEST) – Twitter’s former Global Head of Partnerships, Greg Lieber, breaks down the evolving ad tech partner ecosystem and talks about areas of opportunity
May 26, 2023
EP4 – What you need to know from LUMA’s Digital Media Summit, AI is everywhere in marketing, supply constrained platforms race for 1st party data to build an ads business
May 19, 2023
EP3 (GUEST) – Snap’s Former Head of Measurement, Andrew Covato, explains how the advertising industry can turn dumb measurement into smart measurement
May 12, 2023
EP2 – Are the rich getting richer in ad tech? Amazon and Pinterest team up, Facebook forces checkout, and more big tech partnerships.
May 06, 2023
EP1 – AI + ads, Slinging content to LLMs, Economically rational advertisers, The Elon ad tax, Kroger and Disney? and is Amazon eating the RMNs.
Apr 27, 2023