GE Ep 158 [2016]: How Ghostery Skyrocketed from 700K to 50M Browser Extension Installs without Spending a Penny to Acquire Users

Published: Nov. 26, 2017, 11:30 a.m.

b"Hey everyone, today our guest is Scott Meyer, CEO of Ghostery, which alerts users about web bugs, ad networks, and web trackers allowing people to manage their privacy and data. Scott was previously the CEO of About.com and GM of The New York Times on the web before starting Ghostery.\\n Today we\\u2019ll be talking about how Scott went from politics to business to a successful media career before founding Ghostery, how he's helped\\xa0make the web suck less for 400 enterprise customers, how they sold $1M in contracts in less than 2 years, and the trick to opting out of those targeted ads that follow you around the web.\\n Click here for show notes and transcript.\\n Leave some feedback:\\n What should I talk about next? Who should I interview?\\u202fPlease let me know on\\u202fTwitter\\u202for in the comments below.\\n Did you enjoy this episode?\\u202fIf so, leave a\\u202fshort review here.\\n Subscribe\\u202fto\\u202fGrowth Everywhere on iTunes.\\n Get the non-iTunes RSS feed\\n Connect with Eric Siu:\\n Growth Everywhere\\n Single Grain\\n Twitter @ericosiu\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"