About.me's Tony Conrad on Starting Up and Making a Big Exit YE's Antonio Neves sat down with the entrepreneur, who in 2010 after just four short days in business sold the personal-homepage site to AOL. Conrad talks about the blockbuster exit and why he decided to take About.me back.

By Antonio Neves Edited by Dan Bova May 16, 2013

YE's Antonio Neves sat down with the entrepreneur, who in 2010 after just four short days in business sold the personal-homepage site to AOL. Conrad talks about the blockbuster exit and why he decided to take About.me back.

Antonio Neves

Workplace Engagement Speaker, Award-Winning Journalist and Author

Antonio Neves is the author of Stop Living on Autopilot, host of The Best Thing podcast and an internationally recognized speaker.

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