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Roy Rubin, Magento co-founder/former CEO, Founding Partner at R-Squared Ventures, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor (EP.257)

Panic with Friends - Howard Lindzon

English - June 08, 2023 04:01 - 44 minutes - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
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On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Roy Rubin. Roy is the co-founder and former CEO of Magento, a digital commerce solution for merchants and brands. eBay acquired a 49 percent stake in Magento in February, 2011; followed by the acquisition of the entire company in June, 2011. Roy stayed on as the CEO of Magento until 2013. Later in February of 2021, Roy started R-Squared Ventures with his partner Roy Erez (who I previously had on the podcast) after having made countless angel investments. 
Guest - Roy Rubin, Co-Founder at R-Squared Ventures, former co-founder & CEO at Magento
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Twitter: @howardlindzon, @royrubin05, @PanicwFriends, @knutjensen 
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Time Stamps: 
Intro (00:00)
Magento (05:00)
Naming a company (08:30)
Roy’s origins/Magento (09:30)
eBay acquisition (19:28)
Adobe/Magento (27:15)
Being a contrarian (30:36)
Staying connected (32:45)
R-Squared investments (39:00)
Outro (42:55) 

On this week's episode of Panic with Friends I speak with Roy Rubin. Roy is the co-founder and former CEO of Magento, a digital commerce solution for merchants and brands. eBay acquired a 49 percent stake in Magento in February, 2011; followed by the acquisition of the entire company in June, 2011. Roy stayed on as the CEO of Magento until 2013. Later in February of 2021, Roy started R-Squared Ventures with his partner Roy Erez (who I previously had on the podcast) after having made countless angel investments. 

Guest - Roy Rubin, Co-Founder at R-Squared Ventures, former co-founder & CEO at Magento

howardlindzon.com, r2vc.com, flexspace.ai

Twitter: @howardlindzon, @royrubin05, @PanicwFriends, @knutjensen 

linkedin.com/in/royrubin 

#fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance 

Time Stamps: 

Intro (00:00)

Magento (05:00)

Naming a company (08:30)

Roy’s origins/Magento (09:30)

eBay acquisition (19:28)

Adobe/Magento (27:15)

Being a contrarian (30:36)

Staying connected (32:45)

R-Squared investments (39:00)

Outro (42:55)