- Startups - News Panel with Jason Nazar and Marshall Kirkpatrick - TWiST #246
1:00-3:45 Welcome everyone, we have a News Panel today with Marshall Kirkpatrick and Jason Nazar.
3:45-6:45 We're very happy to have Trada rejoining us today on the program! Everyone show them that you're happy to have them back by thanking @Trada!
6:45-8:30 Google Glass was officially announced as a project on Wednesday. What would be some of the big value adds to having Google integrated with what you do everyday?
8:30-9:15 Jason, would you wear these?
9:15-12:15 Is this Google's iPad moment or is it their Newton moment?
12:15-14:30 Jason: I predict 20 or 30 years from now that only old people will remember that Google started in search.
14:30-15:00 The people who have more money have iPads, the people who have less money don't.
15:00-17:45 Marshall, should they be focusing on kooky products or working to preserve shareholder dividends?
17:45- On Thursday, President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, a part of which will ease the regulatory burden on companies seeking to make an IPO. Will this stimulate IPOs? What is the most significant policy change here?
20:15-21:15 Jason N.: What this helps is the small business owners wanting to startup, mom and pop stores and people not looking for a liquidity event.
21:15-24:00 Marshall: From what I have read amongst crowd-funding specialists is that there's actually a lot of disappointment.
24:00-25:30 Jason N., would you invest in crowdfunding sites? Do you think they're going to do well?
25:30-26:45 Will this have a material impact on startups, Marshall?
26:45-28:30 Thank you to Scott E. Walker of Walker Corporate Law! We love (and use) Scott and you should, too! Call him directly at 310-288-6667.
28:30-31:15 A SF judge has ruled that Airbnb is responsible for their share of the city's hotel tax. Airbnb has argued that they're not operating a hotel and therefore should be exempt. What does everyone think, who is in the right here?
31:15-32;15 What's a fair tax, Jason?
32:15-35:45 Marshall, what's your take on this?
35:45-36:30 If you order all your household goods from Amazon, you can get that at a cheaper price than going to your local store. And you don't have to leave your house.
36:30-37:30 Hot mobile pictionary game Draw Something has been downloaded 50 million times in 50 days, making it one of the fastest growing games of all times.
37:30-45:00 Marshall: In fairness, it wasn't a completely a cold start.
45:00-48:45 On Thursday, Yahoo laid off 2000 employees and announced a major restructuring of the management team. The Chief Product officer is resigning and the Product department is likely to be absorbed. Marshall, how much of a disaster is Yahoo?
48:45-53:45 Nazar, what do you think? You would be a great product guy.
53:45-54:45 Nazar: Jason, what would you like to see Yahoo doing in five years?
54:45-57:30 Marshall, what about you? What should Yahoo look like in five years?
57:30-59:00 The NYT times is claiming that Arianna Huffington has more control at AOL, but Business Insider is saying just the opposite.
59:00-1:02:15 The cable channel Bravo has announced plans for two new Silicon Valley-based reality shows. Is anyone on the panel willing to admit that they're going to watch these shows?
1:02:15-1:02:45 Nazar, what's the latest with Docstoc?
1:02:45-1:05:45 Marshall, what's happening with PlexusEngine?
1:05:45-1:09:45 Last story: According to a new report from Experian, Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the US. Thoughts?
1:09:45-1:16:45 Marshall: When it comes to Pinterest, I had the same reaction that I had to Twitter: I don't want to use this. But woe to those who poo-poo something that has captured the attention of millions.
1:16:45-1:20:30 Thank you Jason Nazar and congrats on Docstoc's incredible success. And thank you Marshall Kirkpatrick, everyone follow @marshallk and stay tuned to hear more about PlexusEngine.
1:20:30-1:21:45 TWI is looking for a CEO. Let me know if you want in by emailing jason@thisweekin.com. We'll see you next time.