ooVoo: The Stories Behind Big Breaks (That No Entrepreneur Could See Coming) – with Jay Samit

Jay Samit, ooVoo, Social Media

I usually focus each interview on just one founder’s story as he built a single company.

But with today’s guest, I think that’s too difficult.

As I look through my research on Jay Samit, I see a collection of interesting stories from a variety of companies. So, my plan is ask him about the different experiences he’s had in business, including: negotiating with Steve Jobs, impressing Steven Spielberg, helping Ford find a new revenue model and selling his first company

We’ll also hear about Jay’s latest gig as President of ooVoo, which offers free video chat for up to a dozen people.

Jay Samit

ooVoo

Jay Samit is president of ooVoo, a free, social video-chat service with more than 55 million registered users worldwide.

 

Andrew: First three messages. Who’s the lawyer that founders in the Mixergy audience trust? Scott Edward Walker of Walker Corporate Law. Have you seen what Chris Pritchard posted on my Facebook page? His new company’s incorporation pages that Scott Edward Walker helped him get. Scott Edward Walker is the lawyer that publication like Forbes trust. Go to walkercorporatelaw.com.

Next, when my friend had to close her company’s office but still wanted to give callers the impression that all of her employees work well under one roof together what service did she use? Grasshopper. With Grasshopper everything who works for you could have an extension. They can pick up calls on their extensions no matter where they are or what phones they use. And they can transfer calls to each other back and forth with ease. Get those features and tons more at grasshopper.com.

Finally, when Dave Jackson and Dave Petrillo invented a product that keeps coffee at the...

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