CarsDirect CIO Platform 
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
And despite what I keep hearing from others – these are not content “hit businesses&# they are “content production platforms&# that are producing scale like I’ve never seen and at a cost structure that is astounding. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA.
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