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34 Interviews Resources
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Tazo Tea founder Steve Smith
startupstudio.com— — “Tazo Tea founder Steve Smith has created what many believe is the most innovative tea brand in the world”
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Interview with Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp.com
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO of Yelp.com. Stoppelman outlines the initial business model chosen by the site, then goes on to detail the progression and evolution of the venture as time passes”
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Interview with Serial Entrepreneur Kevin Ryan
venturevoice.com— — Venture Voice talks to Kevin Ryan, formerly CEO of Doubleclick, about his serial entrepreneur endeavours. He has a keen eye for start-ups and is in the middle of launching several more.
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Interview with Fred Seibert of Frederator Studios and Next New Networks
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Fred Seibert talks about bringing an offline business model online. He also talks about the process of starting a company. Seibert is famous for re-branding Hanna-Barbera and Nickelodeon”
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Interview with Premal Shah of Kiva
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Premal Shah of Kiva.org. The start-up provides micro-financing for entrepreneurs in poor countries. Shah goes into detail about how the idea came about, and talks about loans and interest rates, as well as transparency and corruption”
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Interview with Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn. The company is focused on connecting business professionals online. Hoffman outlines the start-up process, then proceeds to talk about business models, delivering value, target market, and web 2.0”
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Interview with Guy Kawasaki of Garage Ventures
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Guy Kawasaki – technology guru, former Apple evangelist, venture capitalist, and best-selling author. Guy speaks about his early days at Apple, his foray into venture capitalism, and blogging…
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Interview with Jason Calacanis of Weblogs Inc. and AOL
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Jason Calacanis of Weblogs Inc. fame. After selling the blogging empire to AOL, Jason came on board to revamp Netscape. He talks about publishing, social media, and advertising”
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Interview with Sharelle Klaus of Dry Soda
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Sharelle Klaus of Dry Soda. She talks about how the opportunity came about and how she capitalized on it. In addition, she emphasizes the clear need for a revenue model and a target market.
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Interview with David Sacks, Co-Founder of PayPal
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice interviews David Sacks of PayPal fame. Sacks talks about the early days at the start-up and how it came to be a success”
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Interview with David Sifry of Technorati
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to David Sifry, CEO of Technorati. This blog search engine start-up has since gone on to become the Internet leader in the space”
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Interview with Steve Hindy of the Brooklyn Brewery
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Steve Hindy of the Brooklyn Brewery. Hindy speaks to his early career in journalism and how he got into the beer business”
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Interview with Scott Johnson of Ookles
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks with Scott Johnson of Ookles. This technology serial entrepreneur has started numerous companies, and now he’s speaking about his most recent”
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Interview with Shoba Purushothaman of the NewsMarket
venturevoice.com— — “Venture Voice talks to Shoba Purushothaman of the NewsMarket. She started her career as a journalist, then made a move into the television news business”
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Interview with John Bogle of the Vanguard Group
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with John Bogle of the Vanguard Group. Bogle talks about launching the Vanguard Group in 1975 and revolutionizing the mutual fund industry”
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Interview with Kelly Perdew, Winner of the Apprentice 2
venturevoice.com— — “Venture Voice speaks with Kelly Perdew, winner of the Apprentice 2. Since his television success, he has gone on to start several new companies and launch a venture capital firm”
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Interview with Bo Peabody of Village Ventures
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Bo Peabody of Village Ventures. Peabody founded an online community, Tripod, that sold to Lycos. He goes on to talk about building a team, equity, dilution, marketing, luck, as well as venture capitalism at Village Ventures”
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Interview with Jay Adelson of Digg
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice talks to Jay Adelson, CEO of Digg. He speaks about his initial start-up success at Equinix, a hiatus from entrepreneurship, and now Digg”
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Interview with Randy Komisar of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
venturevoice.com— — “In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Randy Komisar of KPCB. He talks about his early days as a lawyer and the easy transition to technology. Komisar has headed numerous successful tech operations since”
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Interview with Joel Spolsky of Fog Creek Software
venturevoice.com— — In this interview, Venture Voice speaks with Joel Spolsky of Fog Creek Software. Spolsky has strived to hire the best developers, then figure out business models. In other words, he is looking to revolutionize the entire model in the process.