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29. Bill Urschel – the captain of Ad:ECN, the first exchange

Paleo AdTech

Bill Urshel was CEO and co-founder of Ad:ECN, an early ad exchange started in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft on the same day it acquired aQuantive, Razorfish and Atlas in 2007. The debate whether Ad:ECN or Right Media built the first true ad exchange hinges on semantics, with Urschel doubting RM’s claim.)

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29. Bill Urschel – the captain of AdECN, the first exchange

Paleo AdTech

Bill Urshel was CEO and co-founder of AdECN, an early ad exchange started in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft on the same day it acquired aQuantive, Razorfish and Atlas in 2007. The debate whether AdECN or Right Media built the first true ad exchange hinges on semantics, with Urschel doubting RM’s claim.)