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Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur and technology executive best known as the founder of InfoSpace, which he built from six employees into one of the largest internet companies in the American Northwest during the dot-com era, reaching a peak market capitalization of $31 billion. In 2003, he left InfoSpace to launch Intelius, one of the first companies to offer public records information to consumers, growing it to over $150 million in annual revenue and 500 employees before its sale in 2015. He co-founded Moon Express in 2010, where he serves as executive chairman and which became the first private company approved by the U.S. government to land on the lunar surface, and founded Viome in 2016, where he is CEO applying AI and RNA sequencing to precision health.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
04:49 – From Poverty to Purpose
07:58 – The Mindset That Changed Everything
10:15 – How Naveen Raised Entrepreneurial Kids
18:56 – The Secret Behind His Children's Success
25:37 – Sponsor Break
27:24 – What Made His Companies Win
42:57 – Chasing Moonshots Without Going Broke
47:27 – Get a Job or Raise Capital?
53:32 – When to Leave Your Job for Entrepreneurship
56:12 – Sponsor Break
58:59 – Is Your Moonshot Too Small?
1:01:01 – Never Stop Learning
1:04:48 – Advice to His 27-Year-Old Self
1:05:35 – Where True Greatness Comes From
1:08:32 – Life Never Stops Teaching
1:11:00 – The Lesson He'd Leave His Children
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Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott Clary.
On this podcast, Scott has candid interviews with entrepreneurs, celebrities, notable figures, and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas, and insights.
He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their stories to help pass those lessons on to others through both experiences and tactical strategies for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between.
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Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur and technology executive best known as the founder of InfoSpace, which he built from six employees into one of the largest internet companies in the American Northwest during the dot-com era, reaching a peak market capitalization of $31 billion. In 2003, he left InfoSpace to launch Intelius, one of the first companies to offer public records information to consumers, growing it to over $150 million in annual revenue and 500 employees before its sale in 2015. He co-founded Moon Express in 2010, where he serves as executive chairman and which became the first private company approved by the U.S. government to land on the lunar surface, and founded Viome in 2016, where he is CEO applying AI and RNA sequencing to precision health.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
04:49 – From Poverty to Purpose
07:58 – The Mindset That Changed Everything
10:15 – How Naveen Raised Entrepreneurial Kids
18:56 – The Secret Behind His Children's Success
25:37 – Sponsor Break
27:24 – What Made His Companies Win
42:57 – Chasing Moonshots Without Going Broke
47:27 – Get a Job or Raise Capital?
53:32 – When to Leave Your Job for Entrepreneurship
56:12 – Sponsor Break
58:59 – Is Your Moonshot Too Small?
1:01:01 – Never Stop Learning
1:04:48 – Advice to His 27-Year-Old Self
1:05:35 – Where True Greatness Comes From
1:08:32 – Life Never Stops Teaching
1:11:00 – The Lesson He'd Leave His Children
Subscribe & Watch The Full Podcast - successstorypodcast.com
Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott Clary.
On this podcast, Scott has candid interviews with entrepreneurs, celebrities, notable figures, and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas, and insights.
He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their stories to help pass those lessons on to others through both experiences and tactical strategies for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between.
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