- Startups - News Panel with Vivek Wadhwa- TWiST #302

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Vivek Wadhwa joins Jason to discuss the new iPad mini, Windows 8, Scott Forstal leaving Apple and discuss those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Jason also takes a moment to express his sentiments about Facebook and their Craigslist-like classifieds ads. Jason also unveils the new Launch Conference app! Lon Harris reads the news.

:30 Welcome to this News Roundtable

3:30 Welcome Vivek

4:00 Thanks to much to our new sponsor New Relic

8:45 What do you have to say about the dynamics in Apple's top ranks?

11:00 Vivek what do you have to say about the high level Apple shake up?

12:00 Is there nothing more innovative than a faster phone or a smaller ipad?

18:00 Should Amazon give you a tablet, if you sign up for 3 years of Amazon Prime?

19:00 Why haven't other foreign tablets made it into the US yet?

22:00 If the Nexus 4 tanks, who's fault is it going to be?

23:30 Vivek am I right about the importance of LTE?

24:45 Jason how is your Tesla?

26:45 What do you think about the Romney/Tesla comments?

29:00 So Vivek, you're basically in the middle of the political spectrum?

29:40 Hang around for the SourBits sponsor announcement at the end of the show

31:00 What do you think about the Disney/Lucas deal?

35:00 Vivek, what do you think about the future of Microsoft?

40:00 Do you think Google plus could ever really take off Vivek?

41:40 Vivek what do you think about Facebook pay to promote posts?

45:30 So Vivek you think this is a disaster for Facebook right?

47:45 How much do you think Zuck can get away with?

57:15 Do you think Yahoo will make it under Marissa?

57:40 Can Marissa turn this company around?

60:00 Will she make a large employee cuts?

60:30 Should she buy AOL?

63:40 Vivek what are your thoughts on Marissa?

67:00 How has Sandy affected startups and tech companies on the East coast?

67:45 What do you think about all of this Vivek?

63:15 What do you think about the people putting out the fake reports?

63:30 Vivek what does the media do about someone tweeting and/or retweet that the power is going off?

69:00 Let's Talk about the Launch Festival and one of our new sponsors SourceBits

84:00 Gary Howe and Rick From Source Bits

84:45 Tell us a little bit about SourceBits

90:15 So you have to challenge the client as well to make decisions?

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