Early monetization legal guy @Snap and Co-Founder of @WithMarketAI. Investor in LA startups.
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Sean Friedland retweeted
Introducing Ladies Who Launch, a new @The_ADSN original starring Chloe Wix and Mary Bloom. Between them, they’ve built products and teams at @Snap, @Apple, @Pinterest, @Spotify, and @CREXinc. They still call each other for honest career advice. Now the rest of us get to listen in. Check out the first episode below:
YouTube: youtu.be/ASEYVgCY1YM
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Up…
Sean Friedland retweeted
Many are calling Mary Bloom & Chloe Wix the new “@finkd and @alexandr_wang". We at @The_ADSN tend to agree. Listen to arguably 2 of the smartest product leaders on the planet on their new show, Ladies who Launch, an @The_ADSN original.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Up…
Sean Friedland retweeted
BREAKING🚨: Rumors are swirling that one of the most exclusive, under the radar gatherings in tech and power is happening right now in... Dallas.
The invite-only summit, dubbed @dottkhan’s "Khanference" has somehow stayed almost entirely under wraps.
Reports have billionaires Adam Foroughi and Fernando De Leon in attendance, alongside senior executives from Meta, Google, Reddit, Inc., A16Z, and Goldman Sachs, with political and national security heavyweights including Gen. Mark Milley and Adm. Mike Rogers also reportedly in the room.
No press. Just a wildly powerful guest list gathering quietly in Dallas. Which begs the question, is the Khanference becoming the new Allen & Co?
Sean Friedland retweeted
It’s incredible to watch the @Snap alumni network come into its own. Snap trained an entire generation of leaders across consumer product/growth/creative tools/advertising/culture. Turns out Snap was the perfect training ground for the AI era.
TLDR: The “Snap Mafia” is just getting started.
Sean Friedland retweeted
The @alexandr_wang Muse execution shows pretty clearly you bet on the API first crew vs the ones who iterate on the UI.
Sean Friedland retweeted
The @Snap mafia continues its assault on the media landscape with @lukekallis joining forces with the creators of @Fortnite and the MCU. The future of media and entertainment is unfolding in real time, and the fingerprints of "Ghostface Chillah" are increasingly all over it.
The team @The_ADSN can now confirm that @lukekallis has officially joined AGBO, the entertainment and tech company from the creators of the MCU and @Fortnite, to lead all things marketing and growth as they build across film, TV, interactive experiences, and emerging tech.
Sean Friedland retweeted
Former @Snap exec @clairevaloti has scored a 100X return on her angel investment in fellow Snap alumni @alexmashrabov's @higgsfield following their massive Series B that valued the co at $5.4B. Analysts say the Snap alumni network could deliver PayPal Mafia-level returns.
Sean Friedland retweeted
Meet Universal Ads.
The first of its kind TV ads manager that lets you create, run, and scale creatives without any markups or fees.
Just like you would in a social media ads manager.
See how:
Sean Friedland retweeted
Creator content changed social. Now for the first time, it’s coming to TV.
Meet Universal Ads' Creator Studio: a new way to turn creator content into high-performing TV ads—without the production headache.
Learn more about our partnership with @Insense_pro here: universalads.com/creator-stu…
Sean Friedland retweeted
This is one of the most important releases of the year for the @Universal_Ads team.
The reality is that MCP connectors will eventually become table stakes. While it is nice that that we were first to market in the TV ads space and only barely behind players like Meta and Spotify (H/T to Jackie Pimentel and Per Sandell for their slight but well earned victories), what really matters is that this further validates that we have the right strategy for the headless AI era. We have been API-first from day one, we’re running a playbook that is actually aligned with the interests of advertisers and TV publishers, and we have the support of James Rooke, Mark Marshall and the broader @comcast organization to move at the speed of AI and the speed of big tech.
We still have a lot to build, but if you’re not starting to see why Comcast is going to help define the future of TV advertising, I don’t know what else to tell you 🤔.
Big news 🔥 We just launched the first MCP connector in the TV space—bringing your campaign data directly into the AI tools you already use.
This is what easy TV looks like. Learn more here: universalads.com/post/connec…
Sean Friedland retweeted
BREAKING: The @Universal_Ads team has done it again. Starting today, advertisers of any size can run campaigns across both CTV and linear TV with the same ease as buying on social. For years, TV has been boxed in by artificial walls defined by how it was consumed, fragmented access, and unnecessary complexity. That starts to fall away now.
No minimums. No IOs. No middlemen. 🤝
With Universal Ads, advertisers can now run ads on linear TV and streaming from one self-serve platform—just like social.
Want to get your ads everywhere people are watching TV—even cable boxes in people’s homes? Learn more here: universalads.com/newsroom/se…
Sean Friedland retweeted
Overnight success years in the making. @The_ADSN in @MarketingBrew today thanks to @fintangillespie.
Sean Friedland retweeted
🚨 Someone just built a game that tests if you actually understand markets.
It's called The Situation.
Breaking news drops. You react. You pick a strategy. You try to outperform everyone else playing at the same time.
First to $250M wins.
Not a trading simulator.
Not a finance course.
A real-time test of whether your market instincts are as sharp as you think.
Here's how it works:
→ Real breaking news hits. You read it and decide how to play it.
→ You pick your strategy based on what you think the market will do next.
→ You compete against everyone else reacting to the same news at the same time.
→ The crowd goes one way. You decide if you follow or fade them.
→ Your portfolio either grows or bleeds. No do-overs.
Here's what makes it different:
Everyone thinks they understand how markets move. Most people have never had to put that belief on the line in real-time with real news and real competition.
@situationgame forces you to commit. No charts. No indicators. Just a headline, a decision, and consequences.
The people who win aren't the ones who know the most. They're the ones who read situations better than the crowd.
Season 2 is live right now.
100% Free to play.
Link in the comment:
🤝 Paid partnership
I'm in 2nd place with a net worth of $6.98M. Today my strategy was to "Launch a fund focusing on infrastructure repair and digital security startups." and I am up +95.7% on the day. See if you can beat me: thesituationgame.com/?ref=2f…
I'm monitoring the situation and am currently in 9th place with a net worth of $2.49M. I just "Invest heavily in SolarX and GreenGrid for growth." and am up +57.6% on the day. See if you can beat me: thesituationgame.com/?ref=2f…
Incredibly well deserved. Universal Ads is about to go to the moon!
I have worked on many amazing products throughout my career, but I have never been as excited about building a product as I am with @Universal_Ads, and about doing it as part of @comcast. I’m fortunate to have been involved from the beginning, when it was nothing more than an idea, and I’m thrilled to be stepping into the role of our new GM.
Now gotta get back to work, can't wait for the market to see what we ship next...
Sean Friedland retweeted
Breaking: Stephen Palombo (aka STP), the early @Snapchat hire who helped build their ML ad models is joining @Universal_Ads. Rumor has it this is just the first of several high-profile ad tech talents making the jump to the @Universal_Ads team this season.
Sean Friedland retweeted
At @Universal_Ads, we believe TV advertising should be as seamless as the best B2B products in the world. TV is one of the most powerful channels to grow a business—but for too long, it’s been too complex to access.
That’s why our first principle is empathy for the advertiser—and why we’re partnering with companies that share our mission to simplify complex systems.
Few embody that better than @immad and the team at @mercury, who’ve completely reimagined the B2B banking experience to be intuitive, fast, and customer-first.
We’re excited to team up with Mercury and offer their customers $1,000 in Universal Ads credits—so they can experience TV advertising that’s finally as easy as their banking.
H/T to @sfrieds for making this happen. You can learn more about the partnership here: universalads.com/post/univer…
Sean Friedland retweeted
Have not been this excited about an adtech startup in a long time. Congrats @MikeKhristo!
