Monday
Mar162009
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 06:40PM Welcome to "This Week in Startups"
Team Jason,
Yes, I'm coming back to podcasting. I've learned a lot about what you guys want from me and it seems to be advice on the startup life. My email newsletter has been booming (13,000 subscribers), and my appearences on This Week in Tech and the Gillmor Gang are getting a huge response (some of it good in fact--rim shot!).
Seriously, I love talking to you guys about startups. Sharing war stories, giving each other practical tips and just rapping out about the latest news. I've spoken with my good friend Leo Laporte about using the name "This Week in Startups" (or "TWiSt" as he called it) and he was so magnaemous about: telling me he doesn't own the "This Week..." brand and that he would support me in any way.
What a guy.
Here is where we are at:
1. We have a studio built at Mahalo.
2. We have an amazing Tricaster to do a LIVE show with three cameras, lower thirds and live computer screens (including Skype/iChat interviews!).
3. We are looking for a partner to sponsor the show (like $1,000 a week to cover an editor/producer) and to provide bandwidth. We're talking to uStream, BitGravity and StickAm. I'm sure one of them will bite for a 40 week run.
4. I think I need a co-host or at least someone to read the news.
5. We need a format.
What should the format of a 60 minute show be in your mind?
Who should we get to partner with us on the show?
Yes, I'm coming back to podcasting. I've learned a lot about what you guys want from me and it seems to be advice on the startup life. My email newsletter has been booming (13,000 subscribers), and my appearences on This Week in Tech and the Gillmor Gang are getting a huge response (some of it good in fact--rim shot!).
Seriously, I love talking to you guys about startups. Sharing war stories, giving each other practical tips and just rapping out about the latest news. I've spoken with my good friend Leo Laporte about using the name "This Week in Startups" (or "TWiSt" as he called it) and he was so magnaemous about: telling me he doesn't own the "This Week..." brand and that he would support me in any way.
What a guy.
Here is where we are at:
1. We have a studio built at Mahalo.
2. We have an amazing Tricaster to do a LIVE show with three cameras, lower thirds and live computer screens (including Skype/iChat interviews!).
3. We are looking for a partner to sponsor the show (like $1,000 a week to cover an editor/producer) and to provide bandwidth. We're talking to uStream, BitGravity and StickAm. I'm sure one of them will bite for a 40 week run.
4. I think I need a co-host or at least someone to read the news.
5. We need a format.
What should the format of a 60 minute show be in your mind?
Who should we get to partner with us on the show?
Reader Comments (51)
I really enjoy the quasi-freestyle that a lot of the podcasts have been doing. A few wandering segments works for me. Killer intro (think GDGT weekly) introductions, personal events, yada yada yada, news, yada yada yada, hot topic of the week, have some cool guests who are and are not completely familiar with the topic weight in on it, then wrap it up with a nice poop joke (CNet 404 anyone?).
I probably just described TWiT...minus the poop joke, but thats a killer show, the constant rotation of guests keep things colorful and interesting.
I really enjoy listener voice mail, always something interesting to be had.
Can't wait for the podcast. J.
P.S. Maybe get some perspectives from players not within the valley. East coast, no coast, foreign coast?