Learning Life with Jon Tota

Neal Taparia might have saved you in high school or college when you needed to quickly format the citations on your term paper. While in high school in 2001, Neal Taparia and his friend created EasyBib to make citing their sources well... easier. After gaining popularity, Taparia and his partner sold EasyBib to Chegg (another lifesaver) and stayed on to help Chegg scale their business operations and the company 10x.  Taparia then founded SOTA Partners where they incubate new businesses and invest in and advise startup teams. In this episode, Taparia and Tota discuss the challenges of growing a business through high school and college; the marketing strategies that worked; and the benefits of a CEO mentor.  Check out his latest investment endeavor Solitaired at solitaired.com. 

Show Notes

Neal Taparia might have saved you in high school or college when you needed to quickly format the citations on your term paper. While in high school in 2001, Neal Taparia and his friend created EasyBib to make citing their sources well... easier. After gaining popularity, Taparia and his partner sold EasyBib to Chegg (another lifesaver) and stayed on to help Chegg scale their business operations and the company 10x.  Taparia then founded SOTA Partners where they incubate new businesses and invest in and advise startup teams.

In this episode, Taparia and Tota discuss the challenges of growing a business through high school and college; the marketing strategies that worked; and the benefits of a CEO mentor. 

Check out his latest investment endeavor Solitaired at solitaired.com. 

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