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Jeremy Stoppelman

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Yelp

Search every verified Jeremy Stoppelman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2026 episode of *How I Built This*, Jeremy Stoppelman discussed Yelp's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that his leadership team anticipated a "nuclear winter" and had "very stressful, difficult conversations" about potentially catastrophic revenue scenarios. He noted that as businesses began reopening and ad revenues recovered, Yelp brought back furloughed employees and added features related to COVID-19 to its listings. Stoppelman also described Yelp's efforts to support Black-owned and Latinx businesses by creating searchable collections and promoting them on the site. Addressing criticism of Yelp's business model, Stoppelman said that the company does not allow advertisers to pay for the removal of negative reviews, calling the idea "absolutely not" the case. He attributed some criticism of Yelp to a reaction against a "power shift" from traditional ways of doing business. Reflecting on his own success, Stoppelman estimated that "60% luck" played a role, citing the timing of his tenure at PayPal and the subsequent opportunities available to that group of entrepreneurs.

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