Ask Jason, I’m a web developer and I have legal issues with a client, what should I do?
Share TWiST 31 Jordan Punchinger a web developer has legal issues with a past client, the project was completed but after a few months the customer wanted updates. Jordan estimated the update price to get started and a lawsuit was filed against him, the customer has gone to the press and is ask for a [...]
Jason’s Shark Tank – ContentBridge
Share TWiST 29 Jason Wilk, Founder of ContentBridge, provides content management and supply chain automation for the entertainment industry. Good pitch, clear but not inspiring. Your idea is boring to most but to a studio trying to monetize their archive it may be exciting, get the studios addicted to it and then charge them a [...]
Ask Jason – PureCause, How big should I start?
Share TWiST 28 Lee Mallon, Founder of PureCause, calls in with an update of his progress and to ask “How big should I start?”. Jason recommends the slow approach and compares it to building a fire, one stick at a time till you have a bonfire. Kamran agrees, start simple, prove your concept and develop [...]
TWiST “Best Question” with Brandon Kessler
Share (57 min.) How did you recruit street teams online, do you have a message board, email or something if you want to join? That’s it, if you want to help out and put flyers in stores we’ll get you in for free and send you stuff, you’ll be on our team. That is how [...]
TWiST, Brandon Kessler of ChallengePost
Share #TWiST 16 TechCrunch50 Company Highlight: (19 min.) Ethan Anderson of Redbeacon: They are currently executing on sales and marketing plans and have partnership offers, people have even offered to work for free because they love the idea. Jason comments that Ethan knows how to pitch, he basically explains it in plain English. The unique [...]
Ask Jason, Is it smart to build a business around someone else’s platform?
Share TWiST 15 The caller has a status changing app. for Facebook and the terms of service just changed now their app. is handcuffed and have seen a dramatic drop in users, they just reached an agreement with Facebook and things are great again. What is your opinion about basing a business around someone else’s [...]
TWiST, Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital
Share Roelof is a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital focusing on services and software investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 2003, Roelof served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal (EBAY). Earlier, he worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Roelof is a certified actuary (Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries), and [...]
TWiST “Best Question” with Roelof Botha
Share TWiST Best Question with Roelof Botha (06:58) What is the proper amount in your estimation for a startup to have in the bank how many months of cash? 3 or more years is better, but if you need to spend to meet key milestones and shrink your runway to 18 to 24 months it [...]
TWiST Episode 15 Review, Getting Down To Business – MIA
Share In this episode of TWiST, Jason hits the ground running. Things start-off with a brief but very insightful conversation with Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital. They talk about whether innovation is dead, how the economy has affected tech. and where we are in their opinion in relation to the recession. Jason quickly gets down [...]
TWiST Episode 14 Review, Mike Arrington, Stop Trying To Be Funny
Share This Week in Startups was brought to you live at Sequoia Capital with a bit of an understandably different format. The big X factor in this show is the presence of Mike Arrington of TechCrunch fame. While watching live, I was a Mike Arrington hater, he disrupted the flow and Jason seemed a little [...]
