414 Storing Family Memories Forever & Losing $1 Billion w/ Glen Meakem

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Glen Meakem is the founder & CEO of a permanent cloud photo storage and sharing company called Forever. He previously took his first technology startup, FreeMarkets, public in late-1999.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FreeMarkets grew up during the height of the Dotcom Bubble and reached a peak valuation of over $10 billion. While the spectacular highs of the bubble could not last, underneath the market Glen was tripling revenues each year and operating.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After selling FreeMarkets to Ariba in 2004, Glen started angel and venture investing. Some of his most successful investments include Kiva Systems (sold to Amazon), HotPads (sold to Zillow), and</span> <a href= "https://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/303-generating-50000000-unique-visitors-raising-a-66-million-series-b-w-luke-skurman"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Niche.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After wrapping up a successful venture career, Glen returned to being an entrepreneurial operator. Forever was built because Glen was frustrated by the short-term business models and incentives offered from other cloud storage providers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast interview, you’ll hear Glen and Aaron discuss timeless leadership principles, how to recognize a business opportunity, and stories from the tech bubble.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart</span></em></a> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">happens once a year.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Glen Meakem’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Don’t sit on the sidelines. Get in the game and take action. Walk through the door. Be ethical. Be kind.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Connect with Glen Mea