Phil Santoro

Entrepreneur & Co-Founder at Wilbur Labs

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Miami, FL, USA
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Phil Santoro Biography

Phil Santoro is an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Wilbur Labs, a startup studio turning bold ideas into market-leading companies. Since 2016, Wilbur Labs has built and invested in 21+ companies, helping hundreds of millions of people travel the world, find a job, order everyday essentials, care for their pets, and sign up for the right insurance plan, generating billions of dollars in sales each year.

Previously, Santoro worked at Google in Mountain View, California. Before that, Santoro founded FreeForums.org in 2007 to allow anyone to create a forum. FreeForums.org quickly became one of the largest destinations online, receiving over 125 million monthly pageviews, and was acquired by the public company CrowdGather in 2010 while Santoro was in college.

Santoro is one of the top experts on building companies. Santoro built his first computer in 2001 at the age of 12 and founded his first company at 14. Santoro loves sharing what he’s learned to help others build and grow companies. Santoro is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and the author of numerous articles on building and growing companies.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/16/2024.

Phil Santoro Speaking Topics

  • How To Turn An Idea Into A Business

    A blueprint for turning an idea into a business will increase success as a founder. As a startup studio, we have systemized how to start a business, and detail the steps we use to build companies.

  • Why Startups Fail

    Many entrepreneurs and investors opine on this question, but few offer data-driven answers. Phil will share clear learnings on this subject, using internal research and learnings from Wilbur Labs.

    One great way to raise the odds of startup success is to learn from current and past entrepreneurs. Towards that end, Wilbur Labs surveyed more than 150 startup founders about the pressures that threatened their businesses. We also pulled records of 350 startup failures from CB Insights and Autopsy then analyzed them for patterns. The resulting insights can help founders improve their odds of success this year and beyond.

  • Lessons From Building Several Companies Every Year

    Phil has learned a lot from building and investing in 21 businesses since founding Wilbur Labs in 2016. Every day, he is working alongside founders and their teams to build and scale companies-from high-level strategy, down to the lowest levels of execution. Today, Wilbur Labs' companies are part of daily life and have helped hundreds of millions of people travel the world, find a job, order everyday essentials, take care of their pets, sign up for the right insurance plan, generating billions of dollars in sales each year.

  • How to Personally Prepare to Start a Company

    With smart preparation, leaving a job to start a company is not as intimidating as it may seem. In 2016, I quit my job at Google to launch Wilbur Labs, a startup studio that builds companies. I remember wanting to work at Google since I was 14, so leaving after three years felt risky at the time. Before long, others in my network were reaching out to me saying: I’m thinking about leaving my job to start a new business. How did you do it?.

Phil Santoro Videos

  • Wilbur Labs Founder FAQ Series with Phil Santoro & David Kolodny
    Welcome to the Founder FAQ series from Wilbur Labs, a startup studio based out of San Francisco, California. Wilbur Labs co-founders Phil Santoro and...

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Phil Santoro is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as How To Turn An Idea Into A Business, Why Startups Fail, Lessons From Building Several Companies Every Year and How to Personally Prepare to Start a Company. The estimated speaking fee range to book Phil Santoro for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Phil Santoro generally travels from Miami, FL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Rahul Mewawalla, Morgan DeBaun, Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, GSF and Marc Randolph. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Phil Santoro for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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