About.me's Tony Conrad on Starting Up and Making a Big Exit YE's Antonio Neves sat down with the entrepreneur, who in 2010 after just four short days in business sold the personal-homepage site to AOL. Conrad talks about the blockbuster exit and why he decided to take About.me back.

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YE's Antonio Neves sat down with the entrepreneur, who in 2010 after just four short days in business sold the personal-homepage site to AOL. Conrad talks about the blockbuster exit and why he decided to take About.me back.

Antonio Neves

Workplace Engagement Speaker, Award-Winning Journalist and Author

Antonio Neves is the author of Stop Living on Autopilot, host of The Best Thing podcast and an internationally recognized speaker.

 

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