Paul Ollinger

Yeah, I got it. I came out of business school in 1997 and I was like, I had told jokes that I'd never done comedy before in business school where I went to business school because I was very practical. I wanted to make more money. That's what I wanted to do. I didn't know, I couldn't tell you exactly what I wanted to do.

But when I got there, I was like, I saw Dartmouth at the top of my resume and I'm like, I can get in most doors now, right? And the truth be told, I could have gotten in most doors if I had just willed myself into those doors without those things. But what's nice about a credential is you get three things with a fancy education. You learn some stuff, hopefully.

But when I got there, I was like, I saw Dartmouth at the top of my resume and I'm like, I can get in most doors now, right? And the truth be told, I could have gotten in most doors if I had just willed myself into those doors without those things. But what's nice about a credential is you get three things with a fancy education. You learn some stuff, hopefully.

But when I got there, I was like, I saw Dartmouth at the top of my resume and I'm like, I can get in most doors now, right? And the truth be told, I could have gotten in most doors if I had just willed myself into those doors without those things. But what's nice about a credential is you get three things with a fancy education. You learn some stuff, hopefully.

You get the name brand credential and you get a network and the network is very helpful. It just gives you an advantage to help open some doors, right? And your network is probably the most powerful thing you can invest in as a young person, right? And it's paid off for me over and over again throughout my career, both in business and even in comedy.

You get the name brand credential and you get a network and the network is very helpful. It just gives you an advantage to help open some doors, right? And your network is probably the most powerful thing you can invest in as a young person, right? And it's paid off for me over and over again throughout my career, both in business and even in comedy.

You get the name brand credential and you get a network and the network is very helpful. It just gives you an advantage to help open some doors, right? And your network is probably the most powerful thing you can invest in as a young person, right? And it's paid off for me over and over again throughout my career, both in business and even in comedy.

So when I got to Dartmouth, I was like, well, I can really do what I want to do. What excites me? And all I could say was I loved and this was in 1995, 96, right? I was like, I love reading magazines. I love going to movies. I love TV. So I want to be in media. And I tried to get into those industries, but I had no experience. And I thought, well, what the hell?

So when I got to Dartmouth, I was like, well, I can really do what I want to do. What excites me? And all I could say was I loved and this was in 1995, 96, right? I was like, I love reading magazines. I love going to movies. I love TV. So I want to be in media. And I tried to get into those industries, but I had no experience. And I thought, well, what the hell?

So when I got to Dartmouth, I was like, well, I can really do what I want to do. What excites me? And all I could say was I loved and this was in 1995, 96, right? I was like, I love reading magazines. I love going to movies. I love TV. So I want to be in media. And I tried to get into those industries, but I had no experience. And I thought, well, what the hell?

Nobody has any experience in the Internet. Surely somebody will hire me there. And I got, I got in and, and, and the economy was so good in 1997 that these guys couldn't find anybody to hire with any experience in the advertising industry. And if they could, they wouldn't have hired me. And, you know, a few years later when I had some industry experience, I wouldn't have gone to that job.

Nobody has any experience in the Internet. Surely somebody will hire me there. And I got, I got in and, and, and the economy was so good in 1997 that these guys couldn't find anybody to hire with any experience in the advertising industry. And if they could, they wouldn't have hired me. And, you know, a few years later when I had some industry experience, I wouldn't have gone to that job.

Nobody has any experience in the Internet. Surely somebody will hire me there. And I got, I got in and, and, and the economy was so good in 1997 that these guys couldn't find anybody to hire with any experience in the advertising industry. And if they could, they wouldn't have hired me. And, you know, a few years later when I had some industry experience, I wouldn't have gone to that job.

So we were perfectly, you know, uh, inexperienced at the time at the right time, it was a perfect match for us. And I just happened to meet some of the greatest guys that, that, that I could have met at that point in my career. who became mentors and did a lot for me over the next years. But I ran the New York sales team, the ad sales team for launch.com from 1997 until the thing blew up.

So we were perfectly, you know, uh, inexperienced at the time at the right time, it was a perfect match for us. And I just happened to meet some of the greatest guys that, that, that I could have met at that point in my career. who became mentors and did a lot for me over the next years. But I ran the New York sales team, the ad sales team for launch.com from 1997 until the thing blew up.

So we were perfectly, you know, uh, inexperienced at the time at the right time, it was a perfect match for us. And I just happened to meet some of the greatest guys that, that, that I could have met at that point in my career. who became mentors and did a lot for me over the next years. But I ran the New York sales team, the ad sales team for launch.com from 1997 until the thing blew up.

And then I was out in LA and then Yahoo kind of brought us into the fold. And I stayed on the ad sales team at Yahoo for a long time too.

And then I was out in LA and then Yahoo kind of brought us into the fold. And I stayed on the ad sales team at Yahoo for a long time too.

And then I was out in LA and then Yahoo kind of brought us into the fold. And I stayed on the ad sales team at Yahoo for a long time too.

Yeah, I did. I mean, you know, I didn't know what I was doing. I had never lived in New York before. I'd never worked in advertising before. And what I'd sold was, you know, I, I basically talked my way into this job because I was like, okay, I raised money at my college for three years after graduation. I sold ads for the Dartmouth, the business school student paper.