Matt Galligan CEO and Co-Founder, Circa #E349

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Filmed at WeWork in San Francisco, @jason talks with Matt Galligan (@MG), CEO & Co-Founder of @circa.

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1:40:00 I'm excited to have Matt Galligan on the program with a great product, Circa.
2:50:00 This show is brought to you by New Relic, a service a lot of us have been using around here.
6:15:00 Matt, welcome to the program.
6:40:00 You sold SimpleGeo to Airship, is that right?
7:10:00 What is SimpleGeo?
7:40:00 Then you started Circa?
8:50:00 Tell us, what is Circa?
10:30:00 Which current story has been the most successful in terms of engagement and tracking?
12:30:00 Do you think the traditional media is broken?
15:30:00 How should the media react to breaking news?
15:35:00 Matt: During the week of Boston Marathon, Circa never ran an inaccurary.
16:15:00 Speed is important, but not the end-all, be-all for Circa?
17:15:00 How do you cover long-term inaccuracies?
19:25:00 How important is design and structure to the news experience, today?
21:20:00 Will you eventually allow users to add comments? Or would that be problematic?
24:00:00 Thanks to our friends at ShareFile. Visit sharefile.com, click the radio microphone button and use promocode TWIST.
25:50:00 What will pay the bills aside from investors?
27:40:00 How do you define native advertising?
29:35:00 How clear do you feel people are being with native advertisting?
32:15:00 Should there be a disclosure for on-screen advertising?
36:00:00 What does mainstream media like NYT and CNN think of your product?
36:30:00 Matt: We're able to do something they're not able to do because they have legacy.
37:00:00 Are you doing original reporting?
38:00:00 Does the media feel like you're leveraging their product too much?
39:35:00 What do traditional reporters say when they approach you?
41:00:00 Meet Matt's parents!
41:50:00 What do you think of blogs like Huffington Post?
44:05:00 Why does rewriting original content leave such a bad taste in people's mouths?
45:30:00 Do you think your serious tone is the opportunity? Or that Buzzfeed kittens are the opportunity?
46:35:00 Do you see yourself as a better version of the NYT, Washington Post or Gawker?
46:55:00 Who makes a good Circa journalist?
47:45:00 Do you do some original reporting?
48:40:00 Who are the investors in the company?
48:55:00 What do you have to prove a year from now to get that big venture round?
51:35:00 Thoughts on Flipboard?
52:00:00 Is there anybody else you look at and think that's fasinating and interesting?
52:55:00 Listen Matt, huge fan. Great product. Everyone follow @MG and @Circa on Twitter.
53:10:00 If NYT approaches you, will you sell?
53:50:00 Thanks to our sponsors New Relic and ShareFile for sponsoring independents like TWIST and Circa.

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