{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Exitwise Productions","title":"The Wise Exit | Selling a Business to Microsoft | Steven Cox","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5d5ce90a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2682,"description":"Today I have a special guest and friend who's been through an IPO and sold his last company to Microsoft.\r\n\r\nStephen Cox created his first success as an early employee at PurchasePro, a B2B eCommerce platform, which went public in 1999. Steven followed that up by building TakeLessons, an online music lessons platform to help other musicians and educators connect with students in person and online.  By 2021, TakeLessons had become one of the largest live educational sites on the web and was purchased by Microsoft. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kqLXcfQkTy9HseHP4Vc-qeq0XdZG0N4iHaTw712bSUY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZWEw/ZTU4ZGRlMGUwZDJk/MTM0YTA5OWQ4Yjk1/ZDQ0Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}