Today my guest is serial entrepreneur David Samuel, the co-founder of Spinner Networks, Grouper, and Brondell. In 1996, two years after graduating from MIT, David pioneered Internet radio with the creation of Spinner Networks. The company was acquired three years later by AOL (AOL) for $320 million. David’s most recent venture, Grouper Networks, which specializes in Internet video sharing, was acquired last year by Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) for $65 million. But his most unique venture is Brondell, the first American-based company to develop high-tech toilet seats. Toilets have seen little innovation in the past century and Brondell is looking to change that by offering seats with remote controlled heat, warm water spray, and dryer. Listen in to hear David’s story and his advice for entrepreneurs.

 

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