This week our host Steve McGarry sits down with Ryan Frankel. Ryan is the exited founder of “Verbalize It”, and the Current Founder and CEO of “This App Saves Lives”. Ryan talks about his experience getting sick while traveling and how being unable to communicate with the medical personnel there led him to the idea of developing the translation app, Verbalize It. The two also sit down and discuss some of the details and the steps that Ryan took before the company was purchased by Smartling in 2016. Steve asks Ryan about the right time to sell a business, and Ryan talks about where he is at today with his current company. 


Ryans’ current company, This App Saves Lives, focuses on putting a serious dent in distracted driving by rewarding individuals who choose not to use their phones while driving. Drivers are rewarded by major brands with incentives while driving undistracted. “This App Saves Lives” is a mobile application that was founded after Ryan was severely injured while cycling and being struck by a distracted driver.


LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanvfrankel/

Twitter - @Rvfrankel - https://twitter.com/rvfrankel

Website - https://www.thisappsaveslives.com/

About Me - https://about.me/ryanfrankel



The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/




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Making an Impact from Personal Experience with Ryan Frankel

This week on The Exit: Adam started AdLibertas as a mobile advertising business, but after a few years, it was clear that scaling the business was hard, unless it pivoted. That’s when the company shifted focus from advertising to analyzing data to solve business problems for their clients. When it came to exiting the business, it was surprisingly easy to find a buyer. Branch, a Silicon Valley unicorn which is currently preparing for an IPO, had come to AdLibertas looking for a content partnership, but they quickly turned into a potential acquirer. When the founder of Branch wanted to get the deal done in 30 days, Adam never thought it would be possible. But the exit did happen in 30 days, and today, Adam continues to work with Branch as Head of Growth. Listen to uncover all the details.


Adam Landis is currently the Head of Growth at Branch and was the Founder & CEO at AdLibertas before its acquisition by Branch. The AdLibertas platform is a comprehensive way for app developers to combine, store, and report on app user data helping provide actionable insights for their entire organization. At Branch, they are transforming how brands and users interact across digital platforms. Branch’s mobile linking platform and measurement solutions power much of today's mobile traffic and are trusted by over 75,000 mobile apps and many of the world's largest brands to deliver seamless experiences that increase ROI, decrease wasted spend, and eliminate siloed attribution. 


LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adlandis/ 


Website - https://www.branch.io/ 


Website - https://www.adlibertas.com/ 



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The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Exiting to a Silicon Valley Unicorn in 30 Days with Adam Landis

The Exit - Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on https://flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Exiting to a Silicon Valley Unicorn in 30 Days with Adam Landis

The Exit - Presented By Flippa

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