Patrick O'Donnell, founder of Urbanspoon: $50 million sale to Zomato

Launched on the day the App Store opened, Urbanspoon was one of the most iconic apps created in the early iPhone era. Having been through a few exits already, Patrick co-founded and helped to grow Urbanspoon to millions of users and a successful acquisition by IAC and Zomato. On this episode of the Startup Exits Podcast, we chat with Patrick about: • Early days of Urbanspoon • Startups & family: work-life balance • How Urbanspoon was featured in Apple’s commercial • Innovative UX or gimmick? • Scaling a product in a paradigm shift • Acquisition transition: founder vs employee experience • Patrick’s new company, FreshChalk • How do you productize personal recommendations? • The future of word-of-mouth Patrick is currently taking on Yelp with his new friend recommendation startup, Fresh Chalk. Startup Exits is brought to you by StartupSoft. New episodes every month, subscribe for more.