Book details

  • Genre:business & economics
  • Sub-genre:Skills
  • Language:English
  • Pages:368
  • eBook ISBN:9798317814311
  • Hardcover ISBN:9798317814304

Game, Set, Match!

By W. Mike Presz

Overview

Learn the behind-the-scenes story of how Match.com rose from a small, unknown internet startup to having a peak value of over $30 billion. In its early days, the path to success wasn't clear—it was filled with questions to answer, challenges to embrace, and obstacles to overcome. With "Game, Set, Match!," go back in time and experience the early days of Match.com, learning the key lessons that helped make Match a wildly successful internet company.

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Description

Inside, find guidance on delivering results, the power of teamwork, the importance of team chemistry, developing leadership skills, leveraging what you can control, prioritizing your customers, focusing on your core business, minimizing critical mistakes, marketing, analysis, internationalization, dealmaking, acquisitions, partnerships, transparency, practicality, decision-making, whiteboard fallacies, testing, initiative, restraint, communication, preparation, measurement, pricing, hiring, and much more!

This book will describe real-life events and results that occurred during Mike Presz's 22 year-long career with Match.com. The knowledge provided is certain to help deliver company results.  

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About The Author

W. Mike Presz has spent over two decades working with Match.com, where he has helped change the way people find relationships. During his tenure, Match.com rose from $100 million in valuation to a peak value of over $30 billion. He held numerous roles at this time, including chief technology officer, general manager of international business, and senior vice president. Throughout his 35+ year career, Mike became heavily involved with enterprise systems and internet businesses, working closely with product and technology teams within the IAC and Match Group family—such as Tinder, Hinge, HomeAdvisor, Expedia, Ticketmaster, and more—and was a key resource in IAC/Match Group's acquisitions, partnerships, and due diligence teams. Outside of his professional career, Mike's journey began at a young age when his involvement in sports led him to Harvard University, where he pitched for the Harvard Crimson Baseball team. Competition, teamwork, preparation, dedication, and determination were all keys to his success and helped him be ready for life in business. In the early 2000s, Mike began his work at Match.com, which allowed him to develop a wide range of experiences across different areas—including product and technology, reporting, legal, human resources, customer care, deal-making, partnerships, and international business—as he helped take a small internet startup and developed it into a household name.

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