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🗓️ 17 March 2016
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Lex worked at a series of successful startups. He co-founded The Daily Plate, which was acquired by Demand Media in 2008. Three months after selling his first podcast ad, he represented 50 shows. Now, he heads up podcast ad sales for Midroll, which was acquired by Scripps in July 2015.
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| 1:07.0 | Lex Friedman Lex are you prepared to ignite I sure am John yes Lex worked at a series of |
| 1:15.1 | successful startups he co-founded the daily plate which was acquired by demand media back in 2000 |
| 1:21.0 | and eight three months after selling his first podcast ad he represented 50 five zero shows fire |
| 1:27.8 | Nation now he has up podcast ad sales for mid-roll which was acquired by scripts in July 2015 |
| 1:35.2 | Lex take a minute fill in some gaps from that intro and give us a little glimpse in your personal life |
| 1:40.4 | I worked for a series of internet companies uh fresh out of college |
| 1:44.0 | I was at my space when my space was a thing uh after that was when I did the daily plate |
| 1:48.7 | and then when we were acquired by demand media I worked at the daily plate I worked at a man on the |
| 1:53.0 | daily plate for years and eventually I decided I had done enough successful internet companies that |
| 1:57.9 | I was ready to take a break so for a couple of years I worked full-time as a writer for a publication |
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