Panic with Friends - Roy Rubin, Magento co-founder/former CEO, Founding Partner at R-Squared Ventures

Panic with Friends – Investing for Profit and Joy

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.

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Guest: Roy Rubin

Profile: co-founder of Magento, founding partner at R-Squared Ventures

What is Roy Panicked About? The pace of transformation in AI.

Related:

Roy Erez/Roy Rubin of R-Squared Ventures on How they Think about Investing, Networking, and the Future (EP.177)

Show Notes:

• 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)

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