- Startups - Gina Bianchini of Mightybell - TWiST #274

1:00 Welcome everyone, I'm excited to finally have serial entrepreneur Gina Bianchini on the program.

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3:45 Gina, you've used MailChimp, right?

4:15 How big was Ning at its peak?

5:30 What compelled you to start a business in 2004?

9:15 Gina: By the time I left, we were adding 1 million new Ning users every 14 days.

10:30 Did you agree with the decision to make it a paid service?

12:30 What did you learn from that experience as an entrepreneur?

16:45 How does Mightybell differ from Ning?

19:00 What does Mightybell 1.0 look like?

24:00 What is a group-first social product?

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27:30 It seems like you've made a conscious change with Mightybell to be design-first.

30:45 How does the mobile experience translate to groups?

37:45 What do you think of Quora?

40:15 Gina: When a community forms using software, they rarely ever leave.

42:00 What about location-based networks?

46:30 Do women have less opportunity in the Valley today than men?

49:30 Gina: "I look forward to the day when someone doesn't think 'we need a woman, call Gina'."

50:30 What about harassment? Has that ever been an issue for you?

54:45 How is it an advantage for you, being a serial entrepreneur?

58:15 What do you worry about now that you didn't used to worry about?

59:15 Gina: Have a huge vision for your startup.

1:01:45 This has been one of the best conversations I've ever had on the program. Thank you so much, Gina.

1:02:15 Everyone follow @Mightybell. If you're an amazing developer, you might want to email gina@mightybell.com. We'll see you next time.

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