- 15-Year Magnite Veteran: Self-described "dinosaur" for staying at the same company for 15 years, came from the SpotX team through mergers and acquisitions, starting in quality assurance and working his way to revenue π¦
- Curation Hot Topic Leader: At Advertising Week, focused on curation as an evolving tactic leveraged by both buy and sell sides, with Magnite positioned to enable more through their Clear Line tool set π₯
- Agentic Workflows Future: Discussing where agentic workflows will fit into the curation evolution and how buyers are increasingly leveraging supply-side tools at the cusp of continued growth π€
- Golf Enthusiast: Pretty decent golfer on the side, uses it to check out from work, meet people, and travel to great places β³
- Sit Back and Learn Philosophy: Career advice is to take time to read the trades and understand market shifts - remembers 2014 when mobile programmatic integration wasn't even forecastable, now the business is heavily programmatic π
Moment Maker: Mike Laband on Curation's Hot Moment π₯
Mike Laband spent 15 years at Magnite watching ad tech transform. His take on curation's evolution, advice about slowing down in a fast industry, and memories of wild market shifts reveal what most people miss. Watch what happens when you stay long enough to see it all.
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