– Startups – Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest – TWiST #234

0:00-3:00 Welcome everyone, we’re here today with Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest. 3:00-6:00 Thank you to LiquidWeb for supporting independent media! Everyone thank them @LiquidWeb! 6:00-8:15 Where was DoubleClick founded? What was the original name? 8:15-9:00 What was it like going to advertisers in those days? 9:00-11:00 And you grew very rapidly, yes? 11:00-13:30 You had a pretty meteoric rise, and then raised a huge IPO, yes? 13:30-15:00 And you handed over the reins to Kevin Ryan at some point? What did you do during that time? 15:00-16:00 Why do great entrepreneurs never make great venture capitalists? 16:00-16:45 Insight from Tyler: “It’s like being the lifeguard at the pool.” 16:45-18:30 How many hours a week do you think those VC work? 18:30-20:00 Do you remember Boo.com? 20:00-20:45 Jason explains the poker game guts. 20:45-22:00 What do you think that’s out right now that’s really impressive? 22:00-24:30 Jason and Kevin look at FindTheBest.com. 24:30-26:30 Is Google a content company at this point, in your mind? 26:30-29:15 Thank you to GoToMeeting for sponsoring the program! Everyone thank @GoToMeeting and thank them for their support! 29:15-31:00 How do you get the results? Is it human and algorithm powered? 31:00-33:30 How do you then take those results and organize them? 33:30-34:45 How do you make money? Are you taking a commission? 34:45-37:00 How do you build a brand like this when Google is infringing on your space? 37:00-40:45 Is it Google’s right to put …