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The Exit - Presented By Flippa

Start, Scale, Sell, Repeat with Josh Dziabiak of Showclix, Zebra.com, and Gawk

The Exit - Presented By Flippa

The Exit - Presented By Flippa

Technology

5.0420 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Josh Dziabiak founded his first business before he even had a driver’s license. After multiple successful exits and stepping aside from his most recent business and their $100m annual run rate - insurance comparison site, Zebra.com - he’s back in the driver’s seat as the founder of his 5th startup - Gawq, a news aggregation app. -- The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on https://flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Exit presented by Flippa, this is a 30 minute podcast featuring

0:14.0

amazing entrepreneurs who have been there and they have done it.

0:17.7

The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold businesses of all different sizes,

0:23.8

you'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get some exposure into their stories

0:28.3

and the world of exits.

0:31.0

It's occupied by a very small few, but it is accessible to many.

0:36.4

And before we dive into today's episode, be sure to check out the previous episode with

0:42.4

Lisa Wang, so extremely, extremely valuable interview where we talk about her company,

0:47.3

she works, and you know, it's just a really, really good episode.

0:51.0

So be sure to check that out.

0:52.8

But on this episode, we sit down with Josh Debiziek and he is the founder of a company right now

0:59.9

called Gawk, but previously he started the Zebra and it is a fantastic company that is about

1:06.8

insurance and we talk about everything around what is going on in the current cycle of news,

1:14.6

given Gawk is focusing on fighting disinformation and it's a lot of fun, a good conversation,

1:22.4

a lot of intricacies around what happens post acquisition and Josh describes this really great

1:27.9

moment where he's in the elevator going to the Zebra and the elevator is full of employees

1:35.6

at the Zebra and he doesn't recognize or know any of them and that was a moment where he really

1:41.4

decided, okay, it's time for me to go and pursue my next venture.

1:46.3

And we talk a lot about the time frames around this itch that a lot of builders feel and overall

1:53.6

it's a really fun episode. So without further ado, let's sit down and talk about the story behind

2:01.3

Josh's ventures as well as the Zebra and Gawk. Let's jump into it.

2:06.7

What's up guys? I am here with Josh Debiziac, the co-founder of Gawk. How you doing today, Josh?

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