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Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss talk about Startups, Angel Investing, YC and Traffic/Conversions
- jgrahamc 18y agoThe way he used Google AdWords to test book titles is exactly what I described here (http://www.jgc.org/blog/2008/11/testing-book-titles-using-google.html http://www.jgc.org/blog/2008/11/testing-book-titles-using-go...) when I was working on the title for The Geek Atlas.
- gcheong 18y agoInteresting. When people clicked on the ad, what did it say on the landing page?
- peregrine 18y agoHow does Tim Ferriss keep popping up everywhere?
- pchristensen 18y agoBecause he's a Hall of Fame Self-Promoter?
- jlees 18y agoHe's got to do something with the 164 hours a week he's not working.
- chiffonade 18y agoHe's a BS artist.
- davidw 18y agoTranscript? I prefer reading/scanning to watching.
- jgrahamc 18y agoYou can do as I did and listen to it and not watch. There's no actual need to watch these two poseurs on the sofa.
- davidw 18y agoI prefer reading/scanning to listening, too. If I'm listening and doing something else, the moment the something else gets a bit complicated, I tune out what I'm listening to, and find I've missed half of it. If I sit down and really listen, I can't do much else... I'm just not much of a multitasker that way, I find paying serious attention to audio to be incompatible with working.
- mikeyur 18y agoLearn to type really fast? ;)
- pxlpshr 18y agoGreat first show, love that they kicked off discussion around naming and branding. It's usually one of the first issues to come to surface amongst founders, and one of the most misunderstood areas of importance in my belief. I also think it's worth noting that the bar for consumer sites / services is set pretty high now. So while server and infrastructure costs are decreasing, one should probably put some of those costs savings into developing a great brand (very important in B2C). After all, infrastructure costs decrease with competition — marketing and branding increase. It's pretty surprising what a well-executed brand can do for you, I consider it low hanging fruit with the right person managing it; however, when mismanaged it can turn into a your own barrier.
- kyro 18y agoFunny how as an investor, Kevin is clearly unaware of iminlikewithyou's name change to omgopop. :P
- aston 18y agoNot to mention Blockles (not 'Letris'), the product they're currently being sued over. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22815 http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22815
- pg 18y agoomgpop
- kyro 18y agoRight, I knew that. :P Typo on my part.
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- ivankirigin 18y agothe real question is how you pronounce it. I think saying "ohh my god, pop!" is the way to go. "Ohh em gee pop", just doesn't work for me. By the way, if there is one game I think you might actually play it's http://letterblox.com http://letterblox.com
- lackbeard 18y agoI'm inclined to pronounce it "ahh-mg pop".
- iamelgringo 18y agoSummary: Use Google Adwords to A/B test your company/product name. Throw up 6-12 names on adwords, have them lead to blank pages, find out what names convert the best. Both Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose are doing angel investing. I lost interest after that.
- ojbyrne 18y agoI'd suggest a really good lawyer who would look at the deal with an adversarial perspective before taking money from either of them. Just my two cents.
- iamelgringo 18y agoSpeaking from experience Owen. :) You would know what you're talking about.
- ojbyrne 18y agoWhile sometimes I overdo the bitching and moaning (especially after a few beers) I think I'm offering solid advice in this case. Though I guess I'm being a little unfair to Tim Ferris - I've only met him in bars, he may have some integrity. He just seems like a tool.
- iamelgringo 18y agoI actually rather enjoy your comments about the Digg fiasco. I've never gotten the impression that Kevin was a great business man. And, I'd avoid taking business advice from him most days of the week, although his celebrity might be handy. I'd definitely take advice from you re: business arrangements with Kevin any day of the week, however. Tim... I agree. Very tool like. I actually liked Tim's book. He's a rampant self promoter, and turns a lot of people off. But, he did have some interesting ideas, which I liked a lot, however. Having him as a angel or board member... I don't know. I'd have to think about that one a lot.
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- jpwagner 18y agoTim Ferriss seems way more savvy than Kevin Rose
- silvia77 17y agoAmazing video... I transcripted out all the great info and advice Tim and Kevin had to share, check it out http://tinyurl.com/cpaw8o http://tinyurl.com/cpaw8o