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Ben has extensive experience in online marketing and building out large inside sales teams. As a founder of Yodle, he grew the company to over 1,500 employees and more than 55,000 small business customers, resulting in a successful $342 million exit. Ben has been recognized by INC 30 under 30, Empact 100, and led Yodle to be named “Best Places to Work” in Austin, Scottsdale, New York and Charlotte.
Why LiveOak?
“I have closely partnered with the LiveOak team on multiple startups and boards. They are strategic, insightful, and are very well connected in the Texas market. The team has helped us source key employees, strategic advisors and customers, and are not afraid to get their hands dirty in solving important business problems. When I started my new company, LiveOak was the first VC firm I called as they are incredibly loyal to their portfolio founders. I am an angel investor and advisor to a number of other startups, and I always recommend LiveOak as a first institutional capital partner.”
