This Week in Startups #108: Avner Ronen, Founder of Boxee

This week we talk the demise of Traditional Television with CEO and Founder of Boxee.tv Avner Ronen. And Special Guest Mark Thompson brings us the news.



INTERVIEW:

5:00-6:00   Go To Meeting Ad

6:00-7:00   Jason talks about the power of Boxee

7:00-10:00   Avner explains What Boxee is and who uses it

10:00-11:00   How is Boxee different than i-Tunes

11:00-13:00   Is there room for Boxee in the market

13:00-15:00   Avners take on adding a DVR feature to Boxee

15:00-17:00  Bit Torrents and Boxee

17:00-18:00  Boxees beef with the TV industry

18:00-20:00  Deals with Hulu and others

20:00-21:00  Video Games on Boxee

21:00-22:00  Managing International Content on Boxee

22:00-23:00  How TIVO failed consumers

23:00-24:00  Boxee and Android

24:00-27:00  Legality of Ripping DVD's on Boxee

27:00-28:00  The state of the Company

28:00-29:00  Future of Boxee and Google TV

30:00-32:00  Boxee on Linux and other Products

32:00-33:00  Why make a complicated company like Boxee

33:00- 34:00  Best Things and Places to Watch on Boxee

35:00-37:00   What Does Boxee Cost?

37:00-38:00   Avner Goodbye

40:00    DNA MAIL AD

42:00-47:00   Ask Jason "How do I pick an Investor"

52:00-1:03:00   News with Mark Thompson

TripIt Bags An ExIt – Acquired By Concur For Up To $120 Million
http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/13/concur-acquires-tripit/

Apple Obtains Patent For Solar-Powered Devices
http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/13/apple-obtains-patent-for-solar-powered-devices/

Justin Bieber URL Shortener Bieber.ly Shuts Down After Cease And Desist
http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/13/bieberly-justin-bieber/

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Comments

[spencer]

"We need to lower the barrier of video consumption difficulty" lol. I think people are going to evolve into Jaba the Hut like creatures with a never-ending video stream.