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Stories From The Launching Of Compete, Lookery, Ghostery And Performable – with David Cancel

Posted on Jun 4, 2010 - 3:46 PM PST

In the years after the dotcom bubble burst, can you image how hard it must have been for David Cancel, co-founder of Compete, to sell web analytics that cost $350,000 annually? But he did. In this interview you’ll learn how.

You’ll hear him talk openly about the ups and downs of launching a series of startups that includes, Ghostery, Lookery, and most recently, Performable, which helps web sites convert more visitors into customers.

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About David Cancel

David Cancel is co-founder of Performable, which offers easy-to-use, do-it-yourself tools that helps web sites improve convert more visitors into customers. Previously, he founded Lookery, which did social media advertising, Ghostery, which helps web users control who tracks them online, and  Compete, the web analytics company was acquired by Taylor Nelson Sofres [LON:TNS].

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  3. Jon Says:

    Hi Andrew, I enjoyed the interview and I like the “new” format of having more than just you asking questions as each person brings their own perspective to a conversation. I hope you continue to have guest co-interviewers in the future!

    Jon @ WoodMarvels.com

  4. Jon Says:

    Hi Andrew, I enjoyed the interview and I like the “new” format of having more than just you asking questions as each person brings their own perspective to a conversation. I hope you continue to have guest co-interviewers in the future!

    Jon @ WoodMarvels.com

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