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Nadav Shoval and the argument that became a company
An early rejection led him to a co-founder, and a bet on the comment section built OpenWeb. After a public fight over its leadership, Nadav Shoval is starting again with calendars and nuclear fuel.
Connatix Found the Money Behind the Play Button
Publishers had stories. Advertisers had budgets. Connatix built the machinery between them - and its evolution into JWX reveals why a video player was only the beginning.
Jim Daily
Jim Daily is the CEO of OpenWeb, the audience-engagement and conversation platform for digital publishers. He took the top job on April 1, 2025, arriving after almost a decade scaling Teads in North America from a standing start to roughly $275 million in annual revenue, and after a detour founding LinksDAO, a golf-community venture he grew to $11 million in ten months. A Boston University hospitality grad turned adtech operator, Daily is the rare media leader who pairs go-to-market discipline with a near-religious belief that healthier online conversation is good business and good for society.