#353 PageLeap’s Founder Will Pemble: The Journey from Web.com to Lightning-Fast Landing Pages

The CTO Show with Mehmet Gonullu

In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, guest Will Pemble, founder of PageLeap and Web.com, shares his journey from founding successful tech companies to re-entering the web hosting industry with PageLeap. Will discusses how his experiences led to the creation of PageLeap, a platform aiming to outperform current competitors in the crowded landing page market by focusing on superior speed, precise SEO optimization, and user-centric design. He explains the importance of building systems with scalability in mind, the evolution from physical servers to cloud computing, and how AI is leveraged to enhance content management and accessibility. Will also touches on lessons learned from his exit from Web.com and the inherent challenges for serial entrepreneurs in navigating mergers and new ventures.

More about Will:

Founder of PageLeap, home to the fastest landing pages online.

Founder of web.com, among the first and largest web hosts on earth.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/willpemble/

01:16 Will Pemble's Background and Career Journey

02:52 The Birth of PageLeap

05:01 Challenges in the Landing Page Market

15:20 SEO and Its Importance

20:46 AI Integration in PageLeap

25:48 Scaling and System Design

28:38 Building PageLeap with Scalability in Mind

30:15 The Evolution from Physical Servers to Cloud

31:29 The Reality of Cloud Services

35:35 The Story of Exiting Web.com

41:14 Challenges and Traits for Successful Founders

42:05 The Birth of GoalBoss and PageLeap

49:28 Final Thoughts and Contact Information