Today's guest, David Cancel, has founded five companies and sold four. He is currently co-founder and CEO of Drift, where he’s helping marketers transform their relationships with customers to drive retention & growth. David previously founded Compete, Lookery, Ghostery, and Performable.

David's parents were both immigrants, and it was from them he learned his impressive work ethic. He learned to find an obsession and channel it towards success.

David warns us against starting a business based solely on an idea, instead encouraging an iterative process that focuses on improvisation and discovery. Then, as a business begins to form, it has to be validated. Repeatedly.

We're going to learn how David found repeated success, about customer-oriented business growth, the true value of listening, and the importance of setting goals.

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