Transcript 5 killer tips

5 Secrets
To Surviving
The Startup Jungle
With Mike Seiman, CEO of CPX Interactive
What we’ll cover
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About Me
About CPX Interactive
The Story of CPX
Mike’s Five Killer Secrets
Mike Seiman
CEO and Founder / Chairman, Board of Directors
• Co-founded CPX Interactive while a college student at Hofstra
University in 2001
• CPX’s CEO since its inception
• E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Semi-Finalist 2009 & 2010
• Long Island Business Network ‘40 Under 40’ 2013
• Advisory Board Member of Hofstra University, Board of Directors
Hebrew Educational Society and Children International
• A comprehensive digital media company
• We serve over 4.5 billion impressions daily
• We have 10+ years of experience in digital
• Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing privately-held advertising
companies in 2008 & 2009
• OnMedia Top 100 Private Company 2012 & 2013
The Story of CPX (a Prelude)
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In the early 2000s, I was a self-motivated
publisher who found ways to make online
advertising more efficient.
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Bootstrapped my way to success. Still
bootstrapping as CPX has never taken any
significant investment.
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CPX Interactive is now more than 95
employees strong.
The Story of CPX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ5fsGMS9QY
Now…The Five Killer Secrets
to surviving the startup jungle
Killer Secret #1
1. Stay motivated. Don't give up
when times are tough. Don't
settle when things are going well.
Killer Secret #2
2. Love building your
company. You can be
motivated by success
and money but if that’s
all its about, you’ll
never be GREAT.
Killer Secret #3
3. Find a good life
balance. Every
entrepreneur knows
they need to be on
call 24/7 but at least
manage to be
available while doing
fun things.
Killer Secret #4
4. Build a team of
friends. There is
no better way to
get through the
tough times and
enjoy the
successes than to
be surrounded by
friends.
Killer Secret #5
5. Build a profitable
business right away.
Don't forsake profits just
for the hope of a later
pay day. This helps you
remain in full control.
5 killer secrets review
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Stay motivated.
2.
Love building your company.
3.
Find a good life balance.
4.
Build a team of friends.
5.
Build a profitable business right away.
We found our way out of the jungle!
Thank you!
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