| 1:45-2:00 Welcome everyone, to the This Week in Startups News Panel! 2:00-2:30 Welcome to David Travers of Rustic Canyon Partners and David Carter of the Amplify LA accelerator. 2:30-4:00 David C., tell us about Amplify LA. 4:00-4:45 So David T., what were you doing before you were a VC? 4:45-6:15 Everyone, there's an amazing opportunity for a CEO job at ThisWeekIn. Email jason@thisweekin.com to apply! 6:15-7:15 Speaking of greatness, thank you to GoToMeeting for sponsoring the program. Everyone thank @GoToMeeting for their support! 7:15-9:45 Lead story: Instagram was acquired by Facebook for a massive $1 billion. Was this worth that much? 9:45-11:15 David T.: I think Google and Instagram had the advantage of having a lower age limit than Facebook. 11:15-12:00 Do you think that Kevin from Instagram played the VCs? 12:00-12:45 David C.: At the end of the day, you have to trust the entrepreneur. 12:45-14:45 Tyler: Why would making $100M in a weekend be a bad thing for a VC? 14:45-15:00 Jason: Between Y Combinator valuations and this purchase, we're definitely in a bubble. 15:00-18:45 Google+ got a revamped navigation and functionality this week. What do you think, is this enough to increase user adoption? 18:45-21:30 Can we all agree that the G+ design is now better than Facebook? 21:30-22:45 Tyler: Facebook also today announced that they're doing a new version of deals. 22:45-24:45 Thank you to Scott Walker Corporate Law for sponsoring the program. If you need a lawyer ... |
