Sarah Lacy, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and CEO of PandoMedia -TWiST #329

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On this very candid episode of TWiST @jason sits down with Sarah Lacy-@sarahcuda-, Founder of PandoMedia. They chat about Sarah's roots in media, what it's like to be a women in tech and how she scored Adam Penenberg for PandoDaily. Stay tuned!

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0:30 Stick with us on this episode with PandoDaily Founder and CEO Sarah Lacy
1:20 Thanks to MailChimp for both sponsoring the program and for creating such a great product.
4:50 So how brutal is it being a founder?
5:50 When did you first start as a journalist?
8:30 How do you think this generation of reporters compares to the last ones?
9:20 What do you think about Kevin Rose?
11:20 Paul Carr says I don't play to my strengths?
13:10 What do you love so much about being an entrepreneur?
14:25 How did you wind up at TechCrunch?
17:45 What did that person spit on Mike?
20:25 So how did you get your funding for PandoDaily?
21:35 How many individual investors did you have?
25:45 Thanks to our friend's at ShareFile for sponsoring the program. Use the code TWiST for a free 30 Day Trial
28:00 Tell us the story about Paul Carr in London?
31:50 Where's your business at today?
32:30 Why was it hard finding writers in the valley?
34:05 Do people think you get too close to the source?
37:00 Do you think the Zuck interview had something to do with being a female?
38:40 You have been offered to be a VC, you said no, why?
39:40 Is the human capital part of the business the hardest?
43:30 Are people allowed to post without you or an editor reading it?
44:15 How did you get Adam Penenberg?
46:50 What happened with you and CrunchFund?
50:00 How do you think Arrington will be as an investor?
55:20 Go to Pando/Daily.com/events, and just check out the lineup.
60:20 So which firm actually offered you the VC job?
61:30 What do you think about all of the attention Marissa has gotten for her pregnancy?
63:40 Is there a gatekeeper problem?

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