Maynard Webb
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Maynard Webb is currently the Chairman of LiveOps, a board member at Salesforce.com, and the founder of the Webb Investment Network, where he leverages an Affiliate Network of seasoned entrepreneurs to co-invest in transformational companies and to provide invaluable advice and insight to the portfolio. From 2006-2011, he served as President and CEO of LiveOps, a leader in on-demand, cloud applications for contact center technology and talent solutions. Previously, he worked COO of eBay, where he is credited with creating organizational processes and day-to-day structures which enabled eBay to grow from $140 million in revenue to over $6 billion in 2006, while the employee base grew from 250 to over 12,000. He has also held senior executive positions at Gateway, Bay Networks, Quantum, Thomas-Conrad, and IBM. Maynard was a board member and one of the first investors in AdMob, and he has quietly established himself as one of the most trusted names in the Silicon Valley. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice.

Blog Entries by Maynard Webb

There's Something Happening Here: Entrepreneurship and the Decline of Corporate Appeal

Posted November 16, 2011 | 16:33:04 (EST)

There's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear;
Young people speaking their minds, gettin' so much resistance from behind...

- Buffalo Springfield

I am thoroughly enjoying spending the majority of my time with entrepreneurs. I find that their enthusiasm, dedication, willingness to take huge risks and...

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The Next Killer App: Work

Posted November 24, 2010 | 14:17:19 (EST)

As a technologist, I'm obsessed with searching for the next killer app. Today, there are many companies that are offering amazing services and products that some may deem "killer apps." What I find interesting is that many of these are aimed at improving our virtual world--becoming a mayor on a...

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The Power of Giving Back: Nothing "Yeah, But" About It

Posted July 30, 2010 | 17:08:33 (EST)

I just returned from Aspen where I participated in Fortune Brainstorm: Tech, an annual gathering of tech leaders, media visionaries, entrepreneurs, and a variety of other big brained folks to talk about trends and changes in technology, culture and society as a whole.

The event, and particularly the...

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The "Spirit of And": Part 2

Posted July 20, 2010 | 15:53:28 (EST)

Miracles don't only happen on the ice -- they happen every day in the workplace.

I've been lucky enough to experience several in my career. When I went to eBay in 1999 the company was battling some significant technology issues. Many people said I was crazy to join in the...

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The "Spirit of And"

Posted July 9, 2010 | 18:10:47 (EST)

The U.S. versus Ghana World Cup match that aired on ABC and Univision attracted 19.4 million U.S. viewers -- the same number that Fox averaged for last year's World Series. Good for soccer, and for the networks -- I just wish we could have had a U.S. victory to celebrate.

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Meritocracy: Overcoming the Fear Factor

Posted June 24, 2010 | 12:58:21 (EST)

As the CEO of LiveOps, I talk a lot about the opportunity of flexibility for both companies and workers. Flexibility has become a modern day value that everyone wants. But flexibility comes with a cost. The cost is accountability, which is necessary to gain the opportunity to work where you...

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Meritocracy: World Cup Fever

Posted June 17, 2010 | 18:27:09 (EST)

World Cup fever is here again and I'm more excited than ever -- especially because this year I can catch the live games on my smartphone and laptop. The games are expected to get more online coverage than any major sporting event, and while fans across the planet are going...

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Adjusting Our Work-Life Balance in the Internet Economy

Posted April 29, 2010 | 10:12:43 (EST)

I came out of retirement to run a start-up, Historically, I seldom used all of my vacation time, and the last sick day I took was in 1992. I am a sick puppy. So, it's somewhat ironic (my family might say hilarious) that I now get up on a soapbox...

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