A CEO who sold his company for $365 million describes how one of the most humiliating moments of his life transformed his business into a huge success

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• Weebly CEO David Rusenko sold his company to Square earlier this year for $365 million.
• The journey leading up to the sale wasn't always so easy. Rusenko recalls a moment of doubt he had early on when he revealed Weebly's product for the first time and was told it was a terrible idea.
• Now, he reflects on his top piece of advice for budding entrepreneurs. 

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When David Rusenko, founder of website building platform Weebly, debuted his product for the very first time before a crowd of nearly 1,000 people in 2006, he was met with a remarkably unfavorable response.

At an an early tech gathering led by a prominent tech CEO in New York, Rusenko was one among a number of early-stage entrepreneurs to deliver a five-minute business pitch before the group of tech enthusiasts.

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