Yahoo at D3

Based at Concordia University, District 3 is a leading innovation hub in Montreal open to all. We nurture and develop multidisciplinary teams and scientific entrepreneurs that harness emerging technologies to create businesses with global impact.Since our founding, District 3 has supported over 530 high tech startups and built a community of over 10,100 people. In 2019, District 3 startups have raised 18M and generated over 4.8M in sales.District 3 is recognized for its diversity with over 42% of startup teams having at least one female co-founder, and over 82% having at least one immigrant co-founder. In 2016-2017, the centre was awarded the Startup Canada Entrepreneur and Promotion Awards for the Quebec region.

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Do you recognize the name Jeff Mallett? A Canadian serial entrepreneur, Jeff is best known as the former COO of Yahoo. This powerhouse in the entrepreneurial community is coming to District 3 to talk about his journey as an entrepreneur and the challenges he went though to get Yahoo off the ground.
Get the opportunity to ask anything and everything related to startups, what it takes to found a company, and what one goes though to make it to the big leagues.
About Jeff Mallett
Jeff Mallett started his career running sales, marketing, and business development at his family run telecommunications company Island Pacific Telephone, until it was bough by the telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless in 1987.  He would eventually meet Jerry Yang in 1995, who would offer him the positions of President and COO of his small 11-employee startup called Yahoo. Mallett would help the small startup go public in ’96 and, from 1995-2002, help bring Yahoo from startup to media and entertainment giant. 
Jeff contunies to be a powerhouse in numerous technology and internet companies. He also manages a portfolio of Internet, sports, entertainment and real estate investments in the United States, Canada, England, and China.

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