Owning the Conversation with OpenWeb CEO Jim Daily
From The Community Exchange Podcast by OpenWeb by OpenWeb
September 9, 2025 · 38 min · Season 3 · Episode 6
About this episode
Jim Daily, CEO of OpenWeb, discusses his journey and insights on ad tech, community building, and the future of publisher sustainability.
On this episode of The Community Exchange Podcast, we welcome Jim Daily, CEO at OpenWeb. In our discussion, Jim and MSG cover: Jim’s journey from aspiring golf pro to global ad tech executive and CEO of OpenWeb Scaling Teads from a $10M French startup to a $700M global business and lessons from hypergrowth The importance of hiring smarter people, empowering teams, and building disruptive products The shift from centralized platforms to decentralized publisher-owned communities AI disruption, the threat of “Google Zero,” and the future of traffic, monetization, and publisher sustainability The untapped value of comments, user engagement data, and potential AI data marketplaces Running global teams across multiple time zones and cultures Building sustainability for publishers through first-party engagement, distinct audience experiences, and vibrant communities And more.
People in this episode
Host: MSG
Guest: Jim Daily
Topics covered
- ad tech
- community building
- AI disruption
- publisher sustainability
- user engagement
- decentralized platforms
Keywords
- OpenWeb
- ad tech
- community
- AI
- publisher
- engagement
- traffic
- monetization
- decentralization
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenWeb, Teads
Places: France, global, Google
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