004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Todd Wagner is one of the reasons I started this podcast. I wished I had recorded the original conversation I had with Todd last year. Fortunately, he was willing to come on and share so much of his incredible story with us all here on The Learning Leader Show. Todd is an amazing person. One of the nicest, most humble people I’ve ever met… You would think that someone who became a billionaire based purely on their own hard work would have an ego… That is not the case with Todd. He is such a giving person. I feel very fortunately to now call him a friend.

“You’re either going to buy us or you’re going to have to compete with us.” – Todd Wagner negotiating with executives at Yahoo!

Welcome to Episode 004 with the CEO of Chideo and former CEO of Broadcast.com, Todd Wagner

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“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” – John Wooden

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was it like negotiating with Yahoo!?
• What was it like when you became a billionaire after the sale to Yahoo!?
• Describe to us what it’s like to work with Mark Cuban
• Why is the sales process important?
• Why did you start Chideo?
• What specific things can people do to get outside of their comfort zone?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The two questions he asks every entrepreneur he meets
• What it was like to pitch “Chideo” to President Bill Clinton
• Specifics behind leaping outside of your comfort zone and the importance of it
• The importance of loyalty to others
• What it’s like to work with Mark Cuban
• His original goals when he was growing his business
• How he and his Broadcast.com team celebrated
• How he is working on balance in his life (but it’s hard)
• Much, much more