Poppy MacDonald - Uncovering Government Data at USAFacts - Ep.120

<p>My guest on this episode is Poppy MacDonald. Poppy is the CEO of USAFacts, a not-for-profit data company founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to gather, organize and share data about the US government at the federal, state, and local levels entirely for free. </p><p>Many of you will know about my fascination with media and data companies, and this episode with Poppy is a continuation of that strong interest. But not only is Poppy’s story about running a super interesting data company, but also about growing an organization from 5 to 47 employees in less than 4 years. The company is very much a startup with everyone wearing multiple hats and driving to the same goal. </p><p>Through our conversation, Poppy and I talk about why government data can be so hard to find, building a data-centric, non-partisan organization, growing pains, the long-term vision for USAFacts, and why the company was compelling to her when Steve offered her the job.</p><p><span>Listen weekly and follow the show on </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-like-an-owner/id1445929750" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fbv9d4HpDwuO4MOPvgdvO?si=bfa67fb76c654755" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a><span>, </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzI1ODM4YjdlLTdlZTgtNGZjMC05ZjU0LTViNjJkZDNmZTBjNg" rel="nofollow">Google Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.breaker.audio/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Breaker</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Think-Like-An-Owner-p1180625/" rel="nofollow">TuneIn</a><span>.</span></p><p><strong><u>Links:</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/poppy-macdonald-4a54723/" rel="nofollow">Poppy on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://usafacts.org/" rel="nofollow">USAFacts</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Topics:</u></strong>