0:00-0:45 Thank you to GoToMeeting and MailChimp for sponsoring This Week in Startups. 0:45-1:15 I’m in NYC with our good friend Jay Levy of Zelkova Ventures. 1:15-5:30 Thank you to GoToMeeting for sponsoring the show. Jason demonstrates how simple it is to schedule a meeting. 5:30-6:45 Welcome to Jay. Tell us a little about Zelkova. 6:45-7:30 You mentioned valuations. They’ve been pretty low in the past few years, but now there’s been a big run up in NYC again, yes? 7:30-8:00 But there’s no way to temper that in a free market, is there? 8:00-9:00 You can’t blame entrepreneurs for trying to get a great valuation, can you? 9:00-9:30 Just two years ago rounds were were -3M, but now angel rounds are easily -9M. 9:30-10:00 Why is New York such a great town to start a company? 10:00-10:45 So the community counts for something? What are the downsides to being here? 10:45-12:15 What about Boston, DC and Virginia. Are companies putting developers there? 12:15-13:00 IPO market starting to heat up. What are your thoughts on the market and its impact on the startups here in NYC? 13:00-13:45 Were they consumers or speculators who lost money on the LinkedIn stock? 13:45-14:15 But no one put a gun to anyone’s head and said “buy these stocks.” 14:15-15:00 What do you look for in an entrepreneur? 15:00-17:00 What company did you pass on that keeps you up at night? 17:00-18:30 What is the state of the venture industry? Is it contracting or expanding? 18:30-19:00 What will happen to …
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bobfet1 says:
September 9, 2011 at 1:43 pm (UTC 0)
awesome, I like this quick ‘man on the street’ interview format. more!
techaudottv says:
September 9, 2011 at 1:53 pm (UTC 0)
@Jason prediction – Klout to be acquired by Facebook for $150M middle of next year.. interesting. I use and love Klout. As someone who is very active online, it provides a measurement to know how well I’m doing.
I love the Klout deals concept, unfortunately they are not available in Australia.. yet.
Congrats on another great ep guys, don’t worry about the audio quality, we come for the content. Now.. back to coding.