Lockhart Steele of Curbed #173 Bonus

TWiST #173 Bonus with Lockhart Steele of Curbed.com
While in NYC, Jason and Curbed and Eater founder Lockhart Steele grabbed a burger and talked tech, what life is like for an ex-Gawker, first-time entrepreneur in NYC and the hyper-local space.

1:00-1:15 Welcome everybody, I’m here with Lockhart Steele and we’ll talk about Curbed.com and Eater.com after a word about our sponsor.
1:15-6:15 Thank you to Hiscox for sponsoring the show. Jason demonstrates how easy it is to get a quote online at HiscoxUSA.com/SmallBiz.
6:15-7:00 I’m here with my friend Lockhart Steele, who has been on the show before, a few years ago, right?
7:00-8:00 Gawker was a tremendous success. What did you learn at that job?
8:45-9:30 So if you don’t like it, there’s still another navigation on the right. But why isn’t the old version still available?
9:30-10:30 Looking back at your time working for Nick [Denton], what lessons didn’t you appreciate at the time that you now understand?
10:30-13:00 How much of it is business versus life advice?
13:00-14:15 For a first-time entrepreneur, it’s all been pretty up for you so far, yes?
14:15-15:45 Was that the first time you had to lay someone off?
15:45-16:15 And the investors are diversified and they want you to go bold, right?
16:15-17:45 What are your thoughts on raising a round right now?
17:45-19:00 What do you think is the best piece of your business?
19:00-20:00 Are the readers a savvy, metropolitan crowd?
20:00-21:00 Is Patch going to fail?
21:00-21:30 How can you make a business work in the hyper-local space?
21:30-21:45 Lockhart, always a pleasure, thanks for coming on the show.

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