Ep 390 Josh Abramson, founder of Vimeo, CollegeHumour.com and TeePublic on growing a fanatical following, avoiding an earn-out, mastering SEO, accelerating acquisitions and his $41 million exit

<p class="MsoNormal">Josh Abramson has an impressive track record of building valuable companies. In 1999 Abramson started CollegeHumor.com and before he could even graduate, Abramson had received an offer of $9 million for the website. Abramson went on to start the popular video-sharing website Vimeo and apparel company BustedTees.com selling his collection of companies to <span style= "color: #333333; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Barry Diller</span>’s IAC/InterActiveCorp for a reported $20 million in 2006.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After a short stint reporting to Diller, Abramson left IAC and started TeePublic, <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> an innovative online marketplace that serves as a platform for artists and designers to showcase and sell their distinctive designs on a wide range of products, including t-shirts and hoodies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With Abramson at the helm, TeePublic grew to $41 million in revenue and $4.5 million in EBITDA before he decided to sell to RedBubble in a $41 million deal, $36 million of which was in cash. </p> <div style= "mso-element: para-border-div; border: solid #D9D9E3 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #D9D9E3 .25pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style= "mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid #D9D9E3 .25pt; padding: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18.0pt;">  </p> </div>