Instagram Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger challenge many of the myths surrounding startups and the lives of entrepreneurs. Both former Mayfield Fellows with the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Systrom and Krieger share their first-hand experiences of the entrepreneurial process, including identifying good problems to solve and the value in building simple solutions and minimum viable products. Systrom and Krieger also discuss aspects of their co-founder working relationship and their efforts to maintain a balance between work and life. View more clips and share your comments at ecorner.stanford.edu Теги:Kevin SystromMike KriegerInstagramproductsstartupmythsStanfordmobileco-founders
1:00-2:30 Welcome everyone, we have a great panel today with William Quigley of Clearstone Ventures. 2:30-3:30 Also with us in entrepreneur Sean Percival. Sean, how many angels were in your A round for Wittlebee? 3:30-5:30 Thank you so much to eMinutes for their support! Everyone tweet their thanks @eminutes and contact them if you're an entrepreneur looking to incorporate! 5:30-7:30 Let's start with Google Drive, the long-awaited file storage and syncing system. Will these new conveniences mean that people are switching over en masse from Dropbox? 7:30-9:45 William: When Dropbox started, there were a few competitors, but every VC I spoke to thought of it as a commodity. 9:45-10:45 Sean, you're a Dropbox user, will this sway you to switch? 10:45-12;30 Why wouldn't you give ever Apple user the 100 gig free iCloud? 12:30-14:45 William, would you put your money on Dropbox today? Would you invest? 16:30-20:15 The controversial CISPA act was passed by the House yesterday. The bill is designed to facilitate sharing of information between private companies and the government over supposed cyber-security threats. If this passes the Senate, do you think Obama will veto it? 20:15-23:00 William: Why would all these companies who pretend to be pro-user roll over to the government? Is it fear of lawsuit? 23:00-25:45 Thank you to Trada for sponsoring TWIST! If you're looking for SEM experts, check out Trada! 25:45-30:45 The six general partners of Andreessen Horowitz have pledged to ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupsnewsstoriestopicstechwilliam quigleysean percivalgoogle drivegrouponfacebookspotify
1:00-2:00 Hi everyone, we're excited to have Naval Ravikant, the co-founder of AngelList, with us on the program today. 2:00-3:00 How many people have raised money on AngelList? 3:00-4:45 When did the first A round get done on AngelList? 4:45-6:15 So you think moderate success is the hard part? 6:15-8:45 What's an actual, true overnight success? 8:45-11:45 What do you think when you hear a story of someone like OMGPOP? 11:45-12:15 Would AngelList have worked ten years ago? What were your prior attempts? 12:15-14:30 How do you respond to the critique that weak companies are getting funded and there are too many startups? 14:30-17:00 Thank you to LiquidWeb for supporting TWiST! Show you appreciate them backing independent media by tweeting thanks to @LiquidWeb! 17:00-19:15 So, when a lot of people follow a company but they don't close the round, how does the entrepreneur take that? 19:15-20:00 So people are raising money from folks like Dave McClure? 20:00-23:00 As an angel, what should I be doing? Should I join a VC firm? 23:00-25:00 There are people who call themselves broker and will help you make deals. Is this normal? 25:00-27:30 How do you respond to VCs who have tried to paint you in a negative light? What are the criticisms? 27:30-31:00 So Obama's jobs act passed this week. What impact do you think that will have? 31:00-34:30 I saw that Democrats were fighting this citing fears that people will get scammed. Is that a valid concern? 34:30-35:30 If you could raise a ... Теги:twithisweekinnetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsstartupsJasonCalacanistwisttwistartupsnavalravikantangellistfundingfoundersentrepreneurraiseecosystemeconomydealsventurecapitalVC
Join our new mailing list and be the first to learn about upcoming guests! Jason interviewed Eric Ries, entrepreneur and author of The Lean Startup. Eric gave advice for all levels and phases of startups, from idea inception and shortening incubation times to managing the inevitable pivots. Later in the episode, Jason and Eric team up to deliver an 'Old Time Revival,' where audience members bring their business woes to the stage to have them healed by these two experts. Click here to stream the audio version of this episode. Click here to stream the video version of this episode. 0:00-2:00 Hey everyone this is ThisWeekIn Startups, my guest Eric Ries of Lean Startups is here. 1:00 What is Lean Startups? 2:45 It's all about addressing the customers needs. 4:10 Talking about the shortening gestation period for new startups. 6:19: Being lean isn't about how much money you raise. 6:55: What's the one piece of advice that makes people so drawn to it? Is it the Minimum Viable Product? 7:00-13:00 Survey Monkey 14:45 Software VS. Hardware startups. 15:33 The impact of Web 2.0 on startups. 16:30 The 'Summer of Startups' which are creating money, which are glorified ponzi schemes? 17:50 It's so much easier to make money today, with ecommerce. Will we not see a lot of these companies meander, when they make enough money to exist but not to progress? 19:09 All overnight successes had 2 years of failure under their belts. Twitter is an example. 20:00 Jason talks his Twitter past. 22:00 ... Теги:thisweekinStartupsTwistbusiness
0:00-2:15 Welcome everyone, I'm here today with George Zachary of Charles River Ventures. 2:15-3:00 George is both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. His investments include Twitter, Yammer, Cloudshare and Vignette. 3:00-4:45 How long did you spend as an entrepreneur and how long as a VC? 4:45-6:30 So you've been a VC for over a decade now? What is VC, at its core? 6:30-9:15 What's the difference between the bubble today and the one in 1999? 9:15-9:30 Is a great feeling as an entrepreneur to have something that you built still going strong today? 9:30-11:30 What's the closest you ever came to failure? 11:30-12:15 People in the Valley tend to compartmentalize bad behavior. Do you think that's the norm there? 12:15-17:00 Thank you to Sourcebits for sponsoring the program. Everyone thank them @Sourcebits! 17:00-18:00 So, is it your perception that you have to be a little bit of a bad boy? 18:00-19:15 What do you think of the leadership at Apple now? 19:15-21:15 What do you think makes a great venture capitalist? 21:15-23:45 Every decade you put down 70 bets and of course your chance of hitting a Google or eBay are low. 23:45-27:00 Is the machine broken? Who is it working for? 27:00-31:00 What do you think of the mega-venture firms, like Andreessen Horowitz? 31:00-32:50 Why don't limited partners put all their money into a venture fund? 32:50-38:00 Thank you to GoToMeeting for supporting the show! Everyone thank @GoToMeeting! 38:00-42:15 How many companies do you think ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupsgeorge zacharyventure capitalcharles river venturescrvyammertwitterfacebookentrepreneurinvestoradvice
0:00-1:30 Welcome to the program, Jeff. 1:30-2:30 One of the things I loved about your book is that you didn't take a judgement call as to whether power is good or bad. So which is it? 2:30-3:30 What do you think the early factors are in people who successfully build a power base versus those who don't? 3:30-5:00 What does the goal to attain power take? 5:00-6:00 How important is it for people to develop relationships with people more successful than themselves? 6:00-12:00 How do you make your boss like you and root for you? 12:00-16:30 Thank you to Sourcebits for their support of the show! Everyone thank @Sourcebits. 16:30-18:30 Is it true that people don't help people who they see in trouble? 18:30-21:30 Is there an annoying point where you've asked to many people? 21:30-24:00 Let's talk about the healthiness of power and the people who desire it. Are you mentally healthy if you relentless desire power? 24:00- I can tell you from experience that, while the head who wears the crown is heavy sometimes, I feel like it's the fight that I chose. 24:45-27:30 What is the technique you use to psychologically damage and beat your competitors? 27:30-29:00 I think "fighting up" is a brilliant technique that Pepsi employed to take on Coca-Cola. 29:00-29:15 Was it a good technique to engage the average blogger? 29:15-34:30 Thank you to GoToMeeting! Everyone show their support and thank @GoToMeeting! 34:30-37:15 Let's talk about press again. How importance is an individual's social ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupsjeff pfefferauthorpowerrelationshipsmentorshipstrategycareergrowthlongevity
0:00-1:00 Today we welcome Kevin Rose--serial entrepreneur, angel investor and founder of Milk. 1:00-3:00 We both started angel investing around the same time, we're kind of the new kids on the block, right? 3:00-4:45 Who were the big players back then? 4:45-6:45 Thank you to MailChimp for sponsoring the program. Everyone thank @MailChimp for their support of independent media! 6:45-8:00 We've known each other for a long time. How did we meet, again? 8:00-11:30 What was the beginning of your career? 11:30-13:00 How did you build the first prototype of Digg? 13:00-15:45 Digg became such a huge site. Where did it peak? 15:45-17:00 How do you manage the user base becoming more powerful than the company? 17:00-19:45 So Digg is still chugging along? 19:45-20:30 And there's a lot at Facebook that came out of Digg, right? 20:30-22:00 Diggnation became a real phenomenon. 22:00-23:30 Why are you turning it off? Is it just taking up too much time and energy? 23:30-25:15 You're a performer, too, and you want to go out on top. 25:15-27:30 So how did you decide to go with Milk as your next project? 27:30-30:30 You went to your investors and you said what? 30:30-32:30 Do you now feel pressure to live up to expectations, now that you've had so many hits? 32:30-34:30 Thank you to SurveyMonkey for sponsoring the show. Kevin, have you ever used SurveyMonkey? 34:30-36:00 Was it ever publicly announced who was trying to buy Digg? 36:00-37:00 How do you reconcile that decision as a founder ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupskevin rosemilkoinkdiggdiggnationpodcastangel investing
1:00-1:30 Welcome everyone, today on the TWiST News Panel we're talking about the Facebook IPO. 1:30-2:30 With us today is Thomas McInerney. And also Marshall Kirkpatrick. 2:30-4:30 Tyler and Kirin, how are you both doing? 4:30-5:15 Klout was a big investment win for you, wasn't it? 5:15-7:00 Big thanks to Squarespace for their support of the program! Everyone thank @Squarespace! 7:00-8:00 Let's start with Facebook's IPO. It went out at $38 this morning and closed at the same. Some people are calling this a dud. What do you think? 8:00-10:45 Thomas: Seems like they did a pretty good job matching demand and price. 10:45-12:00 SecondMarket set the price for the IPO months ago: true or false? 12:00-14:45 Marshall, what are your thoughts on day 1 of Facebook's trading? 14:45-18:30 Marshall, is there one thing Zuckerberg could do to change their fate? 18:30-20:45 Is YouTube the best purchase in the history of technology? 20:45-23:30 Let's all stop for a second and agree that YouTube is the more important company? 23:30-26:45 Thank you to GoToMeeting for supporting the show! Everyone thank @GoToMeeting! 26:45-28:45 How else should Facebook be making money? 28:45-33:45 Tyler: Do you think a competitor was behind the lawsuit filed against Facebook today? 33:45-36:30 What do you think the biggest risk factors are for Facebook? 36:30-41:30 Breaking: Facebook just bought the company Karma. 41:30-44:45 Congrats to Facebook, now let's move on. 44:45-46:15 You know, Mark Zuckerberg ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupsnews panelfacebook ipostocktradingthomas mcinerneymarshall kirkpatrick
0:00-2:15 Welcome everyone, to the second TWiST Santiago, Chile meetup! 2:15-4:30 Thank you to Scott Edward Walker of Walker Corporate Law for sponsoring the program! Everyone tweet their thanks to @ScottEdWalker! 5:30-6:15 James, how is everything down in Chile? 6:15-7:00 How is everything with the startup community down there, James? 7:00-9:00 Welcome to our special guest, Vivek Wadhwa! 9:00-9:30 So the companies will pitch, Tyler, Vivek and I will score them and then we'll move on. 9:30-10:30 First up is Denis Todirica from GlazeOn pitching his social sharing button that allows donations to good causes. (See an example at static.glazeon.com 10:30-14:45 So, walk me through an example of how this works. 14:45-15:30 Tyler, what do you think? 15:30-16:00 Denis, is the idea that the publisher will pay the charity? What exactly is the transaction model? 16:00-16:30 Wasn't there a cause-based ad network here in Los Angeles? 16:30-18:15 Vivek, what do you think? 18:15-20:15 Next up is Ian Ozsvald from Strong Steam (strongsteam.com), pitching an app store of data-mining and artificial intelligence APIs. 20:15-22:30 So far, I'm very impressed with what we see here. 22:30-25:00 Jason walks through a use case for this product. 25:00-27:15 Tyler: Could you make a better mouse trap of all the barcodes scanners? 27:15-28:30 Vivek: This is where technology is headed; this is the right way to go. 28:30-31:00 Thank you to GoToMeeting for sponsoring the show. Everyone thank @GoToMeeting ... Теги:twithis week innetworknewmediawebtventertainmentshowsthis week in startupsJason Calacanisstartupstwisttwistartupsmeetupsantiagochilepitchesentrepreneurnew companyfeedbackcompetitionvivek wadhwa
