Conrad Saam is the Director of Marketing for Urbanspoon, the widely loved restaurant reviews and reservations site and Top 25 iPhone app.

Prior to Urbanspoon, Conrad ran marketing for legal directory Avvo, which grew from concept to market leader in three years without spending a dollar on advertising. He eschews blackhat tactics, tweets @conradsaam, and brews his own beer. tweets .

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