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Michel Gagnon

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
136 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

So basically, we were providing content recommendations on the publisher website.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

The following year, they added, let's say, an ad sponsor revenue to the mix.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

So basically, instead of just recommending publisher articles, we were also adding ads to the mix.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

And then the company grew, really focused on the German speaking market.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

And in 2014, WPP came in and acquired a company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

And it was great, obviously, for the founders.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

I was not there at the time, but it really helped the company scale internationally.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

So, you know, starting in 2014, we were able to expand globally.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

And right now we're operating in more than 25 markets.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

No, I joined in 2016.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

So I joined and I was in charge of international markets.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

As you mentioned in your brief intro with my bio earlier, I did a lot of international business at Bombardier, but also at PwC.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

I helped a lot of companies or advised companies expand internationally.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

So when I joined, I was at PwC Germany and I decided to to join a company and I was in charge of international markets.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

I took over as global managing director in July.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

I would say, I think in business in general is, you know, you need to focus on customers and you need to deliver value.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

And, you know, delivering value to customers sounds a bit like a big buzz, corporate buzzword.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

But ultimately, that's the name of the game.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

I think what has happened in the past years is that some companies have

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
1104 $3m+ Adtech CEO on Threats from Cypto, Ad Management going in House

they took the money and they delivered clicks.