TWiST Quick Reference Guide
This Week in Startups 2009: Quick Reference Guide by Scott Simko
Episode
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Segment
n/a Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank Shark Tank n/a Ask Jason
Caller
n/a Bodie Grimm Jason Roberts Chris Kesler Don Charlton Joe Waltman Tommy Russo Scott Simko Michael Rubin Chris Hourihan Noah Hendrix Justyn Howard Jonathan Johnson Mike Stone Greg Gerber Nathan Stobezki Pete Jimison Gabrielle Pascoe Gabrielle Pascoe Ben Langfeld Fransisco Dao Chamillionaire Lisa Kant Sean McCann Peter Christensen Tim Holladay Stewart Moore Shaan Siddiqui John Theriault n/a Lee Mallon
Question/Pitch/Recap/Video Clip
n/a What are the must have social features in an iPhone app.? What to do when a big competitor has a parallel product? What is the most effective methods to drive traffic to a new site? How do you create buzz for a non-sexy product? How do I bring on a co-founder/partner? How do I get financing for a media company? What is the best way to handle price point for initial sponsorship? Over time my partner seems to have lost interest, what do I do? I fundamentally disagrees with the CEO, what do I do? How should startups protect themselves legally? How do I structure an advisor role based with investors? Do investment companies invest in lifestyle businesses? How do I evaluate the strength on my concept? How do I get into tech events without paying thousands? What is the best way to fund a beta phase? how do I protect an Alpha phase project? What is an acceptable salary for a startup CEO? When to expect the turnaround when first engaging with angel investors? How far in the future should a startup predict trends? Is it inevitable that an internet company will go stale? Business model or money first? How do you get good effective press around your launch? How important is education for an entrepreneur? How does someone with 2 kids, a mortgage and a job create a startup? How does a small fish know if a big company is interested? How likely is it for someone to start a consumer hardware company? Emotify Vivolve n/a How do I get people on board without ripping them off? by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)
TWiST Quick Reference Guide
Guest List (on Twitter)
Brian Alvey Seth Sternberg Lockhart Steele Keith Richman David Sacks Jason Nazar Don Dodge Don Dodge Don Dodge Don Dodge Don Dodge Don Dodge Atif Rafiq Atif Rafiq Atif Rafiq Loren Bendele Loren Bendele Loren Bendele Loren Bendele Chris Tolles Chris Tolles Chris Tolles Peter Pham John Ham & Brad Hunstable John Ham & Brad Hunstable Matt Mickiewicz Matt Mickiewicz Matt Mickiewicz Matt Mickiewicz Garry Tan Roelof Botha
Guest Company
Crowd Fusion Meebo Curbed BreakMedia Yammer Docstoc Google Google Google Google Google Google Yahoo! Local Yahoo! Local Yahoo! Local Savings.com Savings.com Savings.com Savings.com Topix Topix Topix Billshrink Ustream Ustream Sitepoint Sitepoint Sitepoint Sitepoint Posterous Sequoia Capital
Homework
Full Episode Link @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7yju6EcCVA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYpviWfLrZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDeyaYbfK2w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-YcqjBF5gA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK8Dnrnzr3E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX2QkjedYNg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1xbATDF74 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y802IvPT6Ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y802IvPT6Ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y802IvPT6Ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSvrRqmyUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSvrRqmyUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSvrRqmyUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRSvrRqmyUE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWNbpFUHiw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWNbpFUHiw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWNbpFUHiw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZr3fyNf2zQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6p3XtQ4Ns8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6p3XtQ4Ns8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAtoIIX4a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAtoIIX4a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAtoIIX4a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDAtoIIX4a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePM9cunhhR8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1vtxLeIKc
Deep Water Man On Wire
The King of Kong
How The Mighty Fall The Accidental Billionaires
by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)
TWiST Quick Reference Guide 15 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 Ask Jason Shark Tank Shark Tank n/a n/a n/a n/a Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank n/a n/a Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank Ask Jason Ask Jason Twitter Question Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank n/a Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank Ask Jason Shark Tank n/a Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank ??? Steve Hamilton ??? n/a n/a n/a n/a Billy Peter Christensen Ian Thomas n/a n/a Sam Robert Hinojosa Lucas Dailey JT Keller Brad rajjr_tx Erin Lawlor Pablo Tim n/a Ernie D'Alto Bobby Mbom Phil Weinstein Chris Lee Mallon Kevin Chugh Elie Bitar Jason Wilk n/a Jordan Punchinger Dan O'Donnell Adam Weeks Is it smart to build on someone else's platform? BigLocal.ca VDI n/a n/a n/a n/a Help my PC repair business is failing, what do I do? GeekStack, follow-up Scolla n/a n/a How do I get sponsorship for my podcast? Should I build or buy a hosted solution? Logical Consensus Which idea do I choose? How much risk is too much risk? How old is too old to play the startup game? Tax and Fraud Hear A Blog ShoutBuy n/a How do I protect my idea? How do I promote my business on the internet? Atmosphere What is the best way to contact a VC? Purecause Follow-up, How big should I start? Pikk How can we accelerate the sales cycle? ContentBridge n/a I'm a web developer and I have legal issues with a client, what should I do? How do I grow my website? Ground Control
by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)
TWiST Quick Reference Guide Roelof Botha Roelof Botha Roelof Botha Brandon Kessler Peter Rojas and Ryan Block Mike Jones and Peter Hirschberg Kimbal Musk Joe Essenfeld Joe Essenfeld Joe Essenfeld Dr. Mark Goulston John MacFarlane n/a n/a n/a Gary Vaynerchuck Gary Vaynerchuck Gary Vaynerchuck Gary Vaynerchuck Mark Suster Mark Suster Matt Mullenweg Matt Coffin Matt Coffin Matt Coffin Kamran Pourzanjani Kamran Pourzanjani Kamran Pourzanjani Jim Lanzone Jim Lanzone Annie Duke Jack Andrys Jack Andrys Jack Andrys Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital ChallengePost GDGT MySpace / Conversation Group OneRoit Localbacon Localbacon Localbacon "Just Listen" Sonos n/a n/a n/a VaynerMedia Wine Library TV Cork'd "Crush It" GRP Partners GRP Partners Wordpress Angel Investor Angel Investor Angel Investor Bestcovery Bestcovery Bestcovery Clicker Clicker poker player WebSpy WebSpy WebSpy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1vtxLeIKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1vtxLeIKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1vtxLeIKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGAU1z4OHmw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXH2szoYi6g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ojUwuPwbA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s6ZEEYBEic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjhM3VoutA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjhM3VoutA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjhM3VoutA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFP1bdQx-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HapCy6f9ryU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4lxQPXwK0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4lxQPXwK0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4lxQPXwK0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHfPcfoZoE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHfPcfoZoE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHfPcfoZoE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHfPcfoZoE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aakGrQe-jyc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aakGrQe-jyc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_JhKXNmN8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jH-hvxFUs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jH-hvxFUs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jH-hvxFUs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZS7wC1IWE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZS7wC1IWE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZS7wC1IWE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNeBfv6-qg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNeBfv6-qg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tem1UPc1-lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9FyEbufiiI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9FyEbufiiI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9FyEbufiiI
by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)
TWiST Quick Reference Guide 32 32 33 33 33 Ask Jason Shark Tank Ask Jason Ask Jason Shark Tank Francis Gulotta Brendan Miranda Travis Fisher Stephen Cross Nicky Hajal How do I get customers for my service business? MusicTrainer Should I learn from a great entrepreneur or learn on my own? How do I determine the value of my community? Transissimo
by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)
TWiST Quick Reference Guide George Naspo George Naspo Shawn Gold Shawn Gold Shawn Gold IKANO Communications IKANO Communications Cocodot Cocodot Cocodot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSutSIztBT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSutSIztBT4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVdJ_rHKo8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVdJ_rHKo8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVdJ_rHKo8
by Scott Simko (StartupRecap.com)