- Startups - Jonathan Abrams-TWiST #303
发布时间 2012-11-07 00:28:10 来源
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Jason travels to Founders Den in San Francisco to sit down with its founder, Jonathan Abrams. In addition to Founders Den, Abrams is famously known as the founder of Friendster. On this episode we hear first hand about the history of Friendster, Jonathan's latest project, Nuzzel, and the ambiguous future of entrepreneurship as seen from 2012.
1:20 Let's welcome Jonathan Abrams of Founders Den
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5:30 What was the moment you got the idea for Friendster?
6:20 What was San Francisco like in those dark days for you? What were the streets like?
8:20 At the time of Friendster the idea of using your real name on the internet was wild?
9:00 Explain what a bulletin board system was.
12:45 Some of the relationships were strange back then though right? People didn't understand why married people should be connecting
13:15 How fast did Friendster grow though? It was the first thing that went viral.
14:20 When did you know that the viral loop had started?
16:55 Who was the first investor and what was their reaction?
19:45 How long were you CEO for? What did it peak at in terms of employees?
19:20 Did you want to be replaced as CEO at that time?
21:40 How do you reconcile the disruptive VCs and the revolving door of CEOs as an entrepreneur?
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25:00 How do you reconcile the disruptive VCs and the revolving door of CEOs as an entrepreneur?
25:45 Did you get anything out of the deal?
28:20 Was it a great feeling when you found success again with Friendster?
25:20 What was the bad technological decision that hurt Friendster?
29:45 Why was it so bad to switch between technologies?
31:10 Even though Zuck basically stole Friendster, he was at least a great technologist right?
31:45 Did Zuckerberg ever try and hire you?
32:40 Please explain what Founders Den is to us.
33:15 When and why did you want to start this coworking space?
34:00 So people aren't coming to Founders Den to get your advice?
35:20 So how does the pricing work at Founders Den
35:45 Who are the sponsors?
37:30 Tell me about Nuzzel.
40:00 So you coded this entire service yourself?
41:00 Did you feel like to a certain success Friendster's success came from your coding?
43:00 How is Nuzzel going so far?
43:30 How exactly does it work?
45:00 What do you have to worry about if you're entering the market not as the first company?
50:10 What do you think of Path?
51:10 What do you think about Facebook now, as it approaches its 10th birthday?
53:10 What has Facebook done that is innovative? They are really just executors, not innovators.
54:45 What do you think the key of entrepreneurship is?
58:30 Do you think it's too easy to be an entrepreneur today?
58:55 Why would someone lie about founding a company they didn't found.
63:40 Where do you think the value will be in 10 years? Is entrepreneurship is over?
64:55 I'll say a company and you tell me what you think about it.
69:45 Thanks to the sponsors See you next time.
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