Instead Of Hanging On To An “Okay” Business, They Sold It And Launched The Fast-Growing SeatGeek – with Russell D’Souza

Russ D'Souza, SeatGeek, Networking, Sell Your Business

How do you know if your business idea isn’t “the one”? And once you know, what do you do about it?

I interviewed Russell D’Souza because he launched Scribnia, a site where users review online writers. He and his co-founder even got it funded by DreamIT. But then something happened. They realized the business was just “okay.” So they sold it and launched another company, SeatGeek, which forecasts ticket prices to help buyers pay less for events.

In this interview, you’ll see how it all happened.

Russ D'Souza

SeatGeek

Russ D’Souza is the co-founder of SeatGeek, which forecasts the price of sports or concert tickets to help customers pay less for events. Previously he co-founded Scribnia and Evolving Vox.

 

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