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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Moiz Ali: Founder of Native | #ThePlaybook 191

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook Moiz Ali, Founder of Native, shares his thoughts on: [3:44] How he was able to identify the “right product” at the “right time” with Native [10:13] What entrepreneurs can learn from Blockbuster’s failure to acquire Netflix [13:10] Why the M&A process is analogous to a wedding [19:54] How he handled the times when he was losing faith in himself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook I have Moiz Ali founder of Native they just exited for a hundred million dollars

0:06.8

That's because you can't learn to fly if you don't jump learn how this guy that went to school in Boston, that means Harvard

0:14.0

Law School, turned into this incredible entrepreneur. Join me for all of this and more on

0:20.0

the playbook. This is entrepreneurs, the playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes,

0:26.3

celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional playbook to success

0:32.4

and what made them champions on the field and in the

0:36.0

boardroom. I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.

0:41.2

This is Dave Meler with entrepreneurs of the

0:43.7

playbook and I have a real successful entrepreneur. Moiz Ali the founder of

0:48.4

Native who has just been acquired by Proctor and Gamble and over a hundred million dollar deal I heard a

0:55.6

hundred million dollar deal hundred even can I always tell people put a dollar on there

1:00.7

yeah because what I'm in PR you want a market marketing over it over right like I told people all the time I lost over a hundred million dollars yeah you lost a hundred million in one dollar I would even know because you know on paper I lost over a hundred million.

1:13.0

All I know is I lost all my cash and that really hurt.

1:15.3

Yeah.

1:16.9

Yeah, that's a great idea.

1:18.1

I guess when I was doing the deal, I was like,

1:19.8

I need to close this deal.

1:21.5

Not like, I'm aiming for the headline.

1:23.5

You're not above the game yet, but you will be.

1:25.8

That's right.

1:26.8

There's so many people that want to build a brand and then be able to be acquired by one of the

1:31.3

big conglomerates. And I was talking to you early of the big conglomerates.

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