This Week in Startups

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

TWiST with Shawn Gold | E33

E33 • Dec 19, 2009 • 146 mins

In this episode, Jason Calacanis shares advice on handling board meetings and answers listener questions. He interviews Shawn Gold about his career and current venture, COCODOT. They discuss Google and Yelp acquisitions, Groupon's valuation, Facebook's FTC complaints, and the impact of URL shorteners. The next episode's guest, Danny Levy, is announced.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 68%

Shawn Gold

Guest • 17%

Partners

Chapters

0:00	Introduction to the podcast episode
1:23	Advice for entrepreneurs on handling board meetings
3:45	Sponsor: DNA Mail, Power VPS
5:12	Ask Jason segment featuring listener questions
10:33	Interview with guest: Shawn Gold and his career journey
37:08	Jason's Shark Tank segment with startup pitches
1:00:03	In-depth interview with Shawn Gold about his current venture: COCODOT
1:41:01	Discussion on Google and Yelp acquisition negotiations
1:54:00	Evaluation of Groupon's $250 million valuation
1:57:31	FTC complaints and potential class action lawsuits against Facebook for privacy settings controversy
2:17:09	Discussion on URL shorteners and their business impact
2:23:40	Sponsor: Microsoft and Bing
2:24:13	Announcement for next week's episode featuring Danny Levy

Transcript

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