Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Web-based client for user stream data including Twitter (original focus), FaceBook, MySpace, Google Buzz, FourSquare and many others. Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Hello, Chair.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. Especially when there are things like: Amazon S3 / EC2 / AWS outage this morning. Level 1 & 2 Burden is still on the developers, you still have infrastructure. Must design your application differently to live on top of the platform.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. Not Google. Amazon allowed 22-year-old tech developers to launch companies without even raising capital. They came from a different perspective. They have the mass retailer mentality of “stack ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap.&#

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 MySpace vowed not to create anymore big successes off of their backs that Google could then acquire. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Fox bought MySpace for $580 million and then did a deal with Google worth more than the purchase price to serve up ads. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318