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#145 The Student Startup Acquired in 7 Months?! w/ Kenan Saleh, Co-Founder of Halo Cars and Head of Product at Lyft Media

In #145, futurists learn from Kenan Saleh, co-founder of Halo Cars (acq. Lyft) and Head of Product at Lyft Media. As a 19 year-old at UPenn, Kenan and his co-founders set out to create a digitally connected, rooftop display for rideshare drivers to capture a massive outdoor advertising opportunity …

Startup Challenge and Showcase Special, Part 4

We’re proud to announce this year’s Semifinalists for the 2018-2019 Penn Wharton Startup Challenge. Teams consist of students from The Wharton School, The College of Arts and Sciences, The School of Engineering and Applied Science, The School of Social Policy and Practice, Penn Nursing, and Penn La…

How I Sold My Startup To Lyft After Only 9 Months - Kenan Saleh

#32: Watch the full, unedited video interview here: https://youtu.be/bQGRm07Lhwk... After a long hiatus, our latest episode is out! Kenan Saleh is the founder of Halo Cars. He started Halo during his senior year at Penn. He launched in New York City, scaled up sales and sold it to Lyft after only 9…

#185. Kenan Saleh: The Founder of Halo on The Spotlight Theory

What did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor? A firefighter? An athlete?  While those visions may have changed over time, sometimes it can be hard to let go of the “perfect plan” you had for your life. In this episode of Peers2Peers, powered by Shopify, we hear from Kenan Saleh, an American e…

A digital future for advertisement with Kenan Saleh

In this episode, Francis is joined by innovator and investor Kenan Saleh. While still a student at the University of Pennsylvania, he co-founded Halo Car, allowing rideshare drivers to earn extra income through digital advertising. After less than a year, the company was acquired by Lyft, where Ken…

EP9 (GUEST) – Kenan Saleh, GM of Lyft Media, on growing his startup from just 1 customer, why the future of commerce media is bright, and building a new revenue stream within a complex organization

This week's guest: Kenan Saleh Kenan Saleh is the General Manager at Lyft Media where he leads the team focused on building Lyft’s transportation advertising products. Kenan joined Lyft in 2019 through the acquisition of Halo, a transportation ad network, which he co-founded while still in college.…

The Wise Exit | Building At Wharton And Selling To Lyft | Kenan Saleh

E51: THIS WEEK'S GUEST - KENAN SALEH In this episode, Kenan talks about: His decision to sell Halo Cars to Lyft so early in his entrepreneurial journey  How mentally and emotionally difficult due diligence is after signing an LOI during M&A His advice for other founders thinking about the M&A proc…

#23 He Sold His Adtech Startup To Lyft At Age 21

In #23, Michael Sikand (@michaelsikand) and Simran Sandhu (@_simmy_) talk about Kenan Saleh who built a rooftop advertising startup for rideshare fleets and sold it to Lyft within 7 months of starting it at age 21. Kenan spent the next few years turning Lyft Media into a meaningful revenue division…

Kenan Saleh | Andreessen Horowitz

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Kenan brings a perspective that's rare even among founder-turned-investors: he's sitting inside one of the most visible early-stage programs in venture (Speedrun sees 20,000+ applications per cohort) while being only about six months into his role at a16z. That freshness means his advice isn't abst…