A History of the Internet Era from Netscape to the iPad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
87. Tim DeMello Talks Home Delivery Startups
Summary:One of the big trends of recent years in the tech space has been the rise of delivery startups like Instacart and Postmates and the like. In a way, this is a resurrection of an idea, if you remember famous 90s startups like WebVan, Peapod and Kozmo.com. So, I thought it would be interesting to speak with someone who founded a delivery startup back in the 90s. Tim DeMello was the founder of Streamline, a delivery startup which actually predated the dot-com era. We talk to Tim about the economics of home delivery businesses and find out what he thinks the prospects are for the current crop of delivery companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
86. Martin Nisenholtz on Bringing the New York Times Online
Martin Nisenholtz is a digital media pioneer. He founded perhaps the first digital marketing group at Olgilvy and Mather all the way back in 1983. But from 1995 through 2012, he was first the President of New York Times Electronic Media and then CEO of New York Times Digital and then Senior Vice President of Digital Operations at the New York Times Company. Martin, is literally the guy who has been front and center in everything the Times has been doing in digital for the last 20 years. He headed the team the launched the first NYTimes.com website back in 1995, and he has helped steer all of their web and digital efforts all the way through to the present social and mobile era.A screenshot of @Times on AOL here.A screenshot of an early NYTimes.com homepage here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
85. Evan Kirstel @evankirstel Discusses The Wireless Industry and Broadband
Listen:Evan Kirstel is a 20 year veteran of the wireless, broadband, cloud and social space. He is also absolutely the number one person to follow on Twitter if you like a daily dose of amazing articles and blog posts. Evan helps me frame just that: how the modern wireless industry developed, the various issues involved in the evolution of broadband, and where it all might be going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
84. Analysis Ep. 4 "Clutching Pearls" With Chris Higgins
Summary:Chris Higgins is back! In this very fun episode we talk about Windows 95, command line computing, who is the Microsoft of tech today and how the Matrix is the perfect hacker/Internet movie.Listen, we promised a bunch of things would be in the show notes, but sadly, we didn’t write them down. This is what I could remember. If there are others I forgot some, send them to me via email or a tweet.The Windows 95 video with Chandler and Rachel from Friends.How I Won the Lottery.DR-DOS.The Incomparable Podcast episode where they debate the canonical tech books.The "small" Nokia phone Brian loved.The "Morpheus" Nokia phone from the Matrix.The Steven King-directed movie about killer cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
83. Founder of Travelocity, Terry Jones
Summary:Terry Jones was the founder and CEO of Travelocity. Perhaps the primary pioneer in the online travel space, Terry explains the unique challenges Travelocity faced when dealing with the airline industry, fending off competition from the likes of Microsoft (Expedia) along with giving us a pretty fascinating look at how the modern travel industry works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
82. (Ch. 7.4) eBay Wins the Auction Wars
Summary:Part 2 of eBay’s founding story. How, why and when eBay became the undisputed king of the online auction space.Bibliography: The Perfect Store: Inside eBay The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
81. Founder of WebCal and "Turbo Yahoo" Bruce Spector
Summary:Bruce Spector is another early web entrepreneur whose company would be acquired during the dotcom era. In this case, the company was WebCal and the acquirer was Yahoo. Bruce later went on to spearhead Yahoo's acquisitions during the late 90s, including two of the largest, Broadcast.com and Geocities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
80. Founder of CBS Sportsline Mike Levy
Summary:There was a time, early on in the web era, where things were very much wide open. An entrepreneur could survey the scene and say, "No one has done a great sports site yet. Why don't I build one?"Mike Levy did just that, taking on deep-pocketed incumbents like ESPN to build Sportsline (eventually, CBS Sportsline) into a lasting and powerful brand. Mike recounts Sportsline's initial incarnation as a dialup service, its partnerships early on with major sports celebrities, as well as being present for the foundations of the modern fantasy sports industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
79. Glenn Fleishman @GlennF Returns!
Summary:Glenn Fleishman is back to talk more about Amazon's founding mythologies, the recent controversies surrounding Amazon's work culture, and the effect the web revolution has had on publishing and journalism, but from the point of view of a writer.The New York Times article we discuss extensively can be found here.The David Halberstam book on the rise of modern media can be found here.And the book that Glenn recommends can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
78. Yahoo's Master Brand Builder, Karen Edwards
Summary:Most people agree that Yahoo the king of the dot-com-era search sites on the strength of its zany, friendly, ubiquitous brand. The woman responsible for building that brand was Karen Edwards. Karen recounts becoming the first dot-com company to advertise on tv, seeking out “near-surfers” and marketing an internet company in an era where many people didn’t know what the internet even was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
77. Narendra Rocherolle @narendra of Webshots and 30 Boxes
Summary:How did we get from a place where people were completely skeptical of living their personal lives online to the "share everything" society we live in now? Well, companies like Webshots got us here. Webshots was the first site to organize and encourage public photo sharing online. Narendra Rocherolle was one of the founders of Webshots and in this episode, we talk a lot about the digital sharing habit and how it evolved. But we also get what I think is the most detailed and informative founder arcs we've yet heard. You'll learn how Webshots was founded, pivoted a couple of times, found success, had a successful exit... only to find its acquiring company in bankruptcy after the dot-com bust... only to have the founders themselves buy the company back and find success all over again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
76. Steve Goldberg of Microsoft and the IAB
Summary:Steve Goldberg was the first hire for Microsoft's Advertising division. He was present at the launch of such projects as MSNBC, Slate, Expedia and MSN, the portal. Steve goes into fascinating detail about Microsoft's relationship to the advertising industry, and Microsoft's strategic goals generally. But we also speak more broadly about online advertising, because Steve was one of the founders of the IAB, that online advertising trade association/standards body that, to this day, is such a guiding force for the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
75. The Development of Consumer Broadband with Intel's Avram Miller
Summary:Avram Miller was the co-founder of Intel Capital, and during the 90s, racked up some of the greatest venture fund successes of all time, backing such companies as Broadcast.com, Geocities, CNET and more. Crucially, for our purposes, Avram and Intel were also instrumental in the development of residential broadband. Just this week, we heard in the news how Comcast has more internet subscribers than tv subscribers for the very first time. Avram was key in—as he puts it—convincing the Cable industry that it wasn't just in the entertainment business but in the communications and technology business as well.Please visit Avram's exceptional blog: Two Thirds Done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
74. Developer of Winamp, Justin Frankel
Summary:A conversation with Justin Frankel, creator of the Winamp application, which was arguably the software package responsible for popularizing the MP3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
73. "Father" of the MP3, Karlheinz Brandenburg
This is the story of MP3, the technology that (revolutionized? upended? destroyed? transformed?) changed music forever. It is also a conversation with the man who is most responsible for developing MP3 technology, Karlheinz Brandenburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.