John Shankman's guest appearances

John Shankman

Catalyst Podcast

clean.io Podcasts

Elon Musk

Marc Andreessen

Michael Bierut

Erin McKean

Andrew Smith

Teresa Torres

Khoi Vinh

Lara Hogan

Eric Meyer

Jeffrey Zeldman

Mike Davidson

Karen McGrane

Jerome Hardaway

Amir Salihefendic

Cathy O'Neil

OwlTail

John Shankman, founder and CEO of Hashtag Labs started his dive into Ad Ops while on his lunch break selling to a Hoover's competitor in the early 90s, right when the blogosphere was starting to blossom. John's interest in buzzwords, jargon, and where the internet was heading in "Web 2.0" lead him to start researching the topic and eventually landed him a job doing ad sales for early online brands like TechCrunch, Mashable, and Business Insider. Listen in to learn more about John's journey,  his approach to the ad ops ecosystem, and the continuing evolution of the industry.

John Shankman, founder and CEO of Hashtag Labs started his dive into Ad Ops while on his lunch break selling to a Hoover's competitor in the early 90s, right when the blogosphere was starting to blossom. John's interest in buzzwords, jargon, and where the internet was heading in "Web 2.0" lead him to start researching the topic and eventually landed him a job doing ad sales for early online brands like TechCrunch, Mashable, and Business Insider. Listen in to learn more about John's journey,  his approach to the ad ops ecosystem, and the continuing evolution of the industry.

John Shankman | Founder and CEO, Hashtag Labs

Understanding advertising on the web: this week Paul and Rich talk to John Shankman, an internet advertising veteran who has worked at companies like Federated Media, Huffington Post, and The Awl Network. He currently runs Hashtag Labs, a company that helps make ad tech more manageable for independent publishers. The conversation runs through various types of advertising online, from programmatic to direct sales to premium networks, and tracks the life of a web ad for the Paul and Rich’s new school, “Ford University.”

Understanding advertising on the web: this week Paul and Rich talk to John Shankman, an internet advertising veteran who has worked at companies like Federated Media, Huffington Post, and The Awl Network. He currently runs Hashtag Labs, a company that helps make ad tech more manageable for independent publishers. The conversation runs through various types of advertising online, from programmatic to direct sales to premium networks, and tracks the life of a web ad for the Paul and Rich’s new school, “Ford University.”

John Shankman Explains the Whole Ad Stack