Seth Sternberg, CEO & Founder of Meebo | E2

In this episode, Jason Calacanis hosts a conversation with Seth Sternberg, CEO and co-founder of Meebo. They discuss Sternberg's journey, the challenges of scaling chat features, and Meebo's hiring philosophy. The episode also delves into the impact of Amazon's new Kindle DX and analyzes failed startups in the Deadpool segment.

Speakers

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 59%

Bodie

Guest • 2%

Seth Sternberg

Guest • 32%

Unidentified

Chapters

0:00	Introduction and opening remarks
5:04	Bodie's background and social networking app idea
15:16	Discussion on Quantcast and introduction of Seth Sternberg, CEO and co-founder of Meebo
26:06	Indicators of needing to expand a startup and raising funds for Meebo
35:10	Role of a business owner and being open with the board
44:06	Discussion on Meebo's ad unit and the process of monetizing Meebo
51:41	Challenges of scaling chat features on a website
57:33	Handling financial crises and Mivo's hiring philosophy
1:12:21	Amazon's new Kindle DX and its potential impact
1:30:02	Introduction of Deadpool segment and analysis of failed startups
1:45:26	Sponsor: uStream
1:46:25	Sponsor: DNAMail
1:48:28	Reflection on the importance of startups in the economy

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