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David Hornik & Howard Hartenbaum Sucking Up http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_036.m4a Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:34:10 -0800 Business no 00:38:35 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/WmuTvaVLVvM/VentureCast_036.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_036.m4a David Hornik & Howard Hartenbaum Howard Loves Robots http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_035.m4a Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:15:56 -0700 Business no 00:42:12 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/muwZeWqiVMI/VentureCast_035.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_035.m4a David Hornik & Howard Hartenbaum Four Minute Mile http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_034.m4a Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:24:38 -0700 Business no 00:39:13 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/mk05nhJpF0o/VentureCast_034.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_034.m4a David Hornik & Howard Hartenbaum Entrepreventurists http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20033.m4a Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:48:39 -0700 Business no 00:40:00 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/XppdmlpLaEM/VentureCast%20033.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20033.m4a David Hornik & Howard Hartenbaum Not Our Fault http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20032.m4a Tue, 26 May 2009 20:45:04 -0700 Business no 00:56:27 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/Ljjg-fK4ERw/VentureCast%20032.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20032.m4a David Hornik, Craig Syverson & Howard Hartenbaum Hello, Goodbye Craig says farewell to being an irregular host and passes the burden to Howard Hartenbaum, another VC type who also works at August Capital. We catch up on the goings on of the past 15 months or so we've been idle. Remember, it's a free country, and a free podcast. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20031.m4a Mon, 04 May 2009 13:16:39 -0700 Business no 00:50:33 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/9IA-LWhYllI/VentureCast%20031.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast%20031.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Holidays in the Sun Post-holiday regroup, Macworld report, a shameless plug for Stanford, a report from Harvard, memory loss, and a talk about how to go into a VC pitch. ©2008 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_030.m4a Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:06:40 -0800 Business no 00:52:45 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/pQsyUBTghpU/VentureCast_030.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_030.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Just Say n00t Bodies fly when you're off the saddle - we don't cover Facebook but I do get David to talk more about the deep inner workings of how VCs make decisions. And then there are Loic's 10 points on entrepreneurship. All good. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_029.m4a Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:35:28 -0800 Business no 00:51:51 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/RCC0IfoOHCE/VentureCast_029.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_029.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Mystery Meet Time flies when you're back in the saddle - we cover things like blogworld, inside rounds, English Bulldogs, new media distribution, the usual venture and media geekerage... ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_028.m4a Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:13:44 -0800 Business no 00:45:07 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/Dqi9RMY7B94/VentureCast_028.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_028.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Out of the Lobby Finally back in the swing of things after a busy summer and an unusual autumn. We talk about the inaugural installment of David's own anti-conference, The Lobby, as well as touching on Open Social, Microsoft, Leopard and the old school of new media. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_027.m4a Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:44:32 -0800 Business no 00:48:41 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/jzP_kqCA_Ng/VentureCast_027.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_027.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson TechCrunch Party 2007 Another field recording, harassing unsuspecting and innocent guests at the 2007 TechCruch party held at August Capital. Put this in a time capsule as a document of the Life and Times of the Web 2.0 era. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_026.m4a Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:57:46 -0700 Business no 00:45:23 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/eFGI-QQThD0/VentureCast_026.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_026.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Angels Among Us? We go angel-spotting at University Cafe, but we scared them all away when the mics came out. We also talk about pesky PE firms, carried interest, iPhone love, Seagate, Done Right, the TechCruch party and Craig looking for a CEO and/or angel of his own. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_025.m4a Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:03:50 -0700 Business no 00:38:07 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/XefRxsocoRk/VentureCast_025.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_025.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Dodging the Issues Tomfoolery and cacophony from the First Annual Labor vs Capital Dodgeball Tournament held June 8, 2007. Maybe you had to be there. BTW, Labor took the trophy - now we've made 'em mad... ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_024.m4a Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:41:33 -0700 Business no 00:29:21 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/MRYSe6JKDU0/VentureCast_024.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_024.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson All Things DCE A fortnight of madness in acquisitions and announcements: Feedburner, LastFM, Mahalo, StumbleUpon, Bill & Steve, Facebook, George Lucas and a new device for David's Treo. First VentureCast edit in Soundtrack Pro 2.0 - very nice. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_023.m4a Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:48:36 -0700 Business no 00:36:43 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/GSC3ajyUSN8/VentureCast_023.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_023.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Martini Magic This installment covers the Microsoft Board of Directors, Conflicts of Interest, David's Basement Fantasy, Aggregate Knowledge, AppleTV, Advertising Mania and onlinetermsofservice.com. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_022.m4a Sun, 20 May 2007 22:46:32 -0700 Business no 00:36:00 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/eGMWQnSis8o/VentureCast_022.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_022.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Short Changed A week late, in a rush, but we got the show out. We talked about Double-Click and NAB and Web 2.0 Expo, but best of all we had our first walk-in guest who joined us halfway through - Barak Berkowitz, CEO and Chairman of Six Apart. He was a good sport, despite David's crass manipulations. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_021.m4a Wed, 02 May 2007 19:53:26 -0700 Business no 00:32:11 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/gbHTF6pNGtk/VentureCast_021.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_021.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Passed Over The bright light of day sheds unfortunate clarity upon David as he realizes he should have invested in Feedburner. We also talk about happy things like one of his new investments, more (yawn) conferences, board seats, venture investing in San Jose, and a new twist to the inevitable bubble question. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_020.m4a Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:07:09 -0700 Business no 00:40:20 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/dTCyLwu1dEo/VentureCast_020.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_020.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson The Dark Episode So we're a bit behind, but a show was done as it must be. We cover Microsoft, TED, SXSW, Twitter, the NSF and other random things. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_019.m4a Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:38:24 -0700 Business no 00:48:52 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/uGgd1IF2caQ/VentureCast_019.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_019.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson The No Show No show this week - schedule problems. But check out a great interview with David at podtech.net/marketingvoices, and Craig's participation in another regular audio podcast, This Week in Media, at pixelcorps.tv. ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_018.m4a Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:39:26 -0800 Business no 00:01:42 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/f3XzM7Ed36A/VentureCast_018.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_018.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson But Seriously... In this back-to-our-roots show, we atone for past frivolity by yarning on about the workings of private equity, hedge funds, buyouts, and valuations. A bonus micro-rant about DRM is also thrown in for good measure, in case you missed one before. For more detailed info on some of the production details, listen to Craig Syverson's audio blog re:grunt #005 - available on iTunes (search on re:grunt). ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_017.m4a Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:18:09 -0800 Business no 00:41:02 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/xZVXpp_aEx4/VentureCast_017.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_017.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson DEMO 07 Another conference ambush where we take a cross-section of the DEMO eco-system - companies pitching their products, PR people pitching their companies, VC's pitching the pitch, Barry Bonds hitting said pitch, and so on. A long show, light on the editing, gentle to the ears - except for the loud background din. For more detailed info on some of the production details, listen to Craig Syverson's audio blog re:grunt #005 - available on iTunes (search on re:grunt). ©2007 David Hornik & Craig Syverson http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_016.m4a Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:10:14 -0800 Business no 01:30:39 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/GN3XryMrngI/VentureCast_016.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_016.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Jeff Clavier is in the House Our first show with a live - and gracious - victim in the office, Jeff Clavier of SofttechVC. Discussions range from CES, MacWorld and many things Apple, the Julian Hornik music video, PodTech's BlogHaus, digg, Kevin Rose, Piczo, ego feeds and phone beef. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_015.m4a Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:21:34 -0800 Business no 00:46:40 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/uR5ts8DVGVg/VentureCast_015.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_015.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Dramatis Personae Through the brute force of his personality, David contrives to give a dramatic reading of the past week's online debate with VC Todd Dagres. Before you run away screaming, we also talk about Scale Venture Partners, open season for VCs, conferences (what else?) and the relationships that banks have with VC firms. And you thought the new year was gonna be dull... http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_014.m4a Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:58:19 -0800 Business no 00:50:48 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/UZJ4XrFy5TM/VentureCast_014.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_014.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Self Worth A non-wrap-up of 2006 - we talk about Apple and music, France and bloggers, Peter Thiel and Facebook, private companies and private values, owning and subscribing, gaming the search industry, the harzards of creating a micro-transaction business, mints for robots, and fish for bears. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_013.m4a Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:58:19 -0800 Business no 00:43:13 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/eGj3IxNa3sE/VentureCast_013.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_013.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson The Feel Good Experience Slow news week, so we pontificate on the MetaCafe rumor, make up stuff about the Good Technology acquisition, talk about down rounds and who gets what, and David gets into a pro-Yahoo rant while wishing his ugly chair would break. We also cover Hanukkah decorations in Palo Alto and the bright future of podcasting (of course it's bright - whazzamatta you?) http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_012.m4a Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:45:46 -0800 Business no 00:32:45 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/S1lQBbcRg5w/VentureCast_012.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_012.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Dark Pasts, Peanut Butter Futures A pre-food-coma conversation about various topics: Google at $500 a share, how voting rights are managed, peanut butter and One Bank bring corporate culture into the glaring light, and the shocking revelations of our separate but dark histories. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_011.m4a Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:01:59 -0800 Business no 00:36:25 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/wEYcFFZMmkc/VentureCast_011.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_011.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Web 2.0 Conference Ambush A special extra-length program featuring the victims we cornered one morning at this year's Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. We start with a freeway discussion about Charles River Ventures new QuickStart program. In the lobby of the conference, we have conversations with the likes of Steve Gillmor, Jason Calacanis, Mark Stevens, Ariel Poler, Munjal Shah, Stan Chudnovsky, Mark Pincus, June Cohen and Chris Fralic. Thanks to everyone for playing along and giving us quality mic time. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_010.m4a Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:04:46 -0800 Business no 01:16:45 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/okSYDtIzXkc/VentureCast_010.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_010.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson Abundance and Scarcity In this week's program we talk a lot about podcasting, believe it or not, as well as the distinctions between angel funding and venture capital, the Odeo buyback, and Chris Anderson's ideas on the Economics of Abundance. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_009.m4a Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:18:09 -0800 Business no 00:48:43 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/-mVm2C7nVd0/VentureCast_009.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_009.m4a David Hornik & Craig Syverson VentureCast 2.0 - The Prodigal Cast Returns VentureCast is resurrected in a new format and a new co-host, Craig Syverson of gruntmedia. While I love podcasting, I found I was lacking the time to get the show out regularly. Craig called me and suggested that we start it up again and he would take care of the technical stuff - works for me. In this program, we have a conversation about Sevin Rosen's recent announcement, the future of venture capital, YouTube and other topics of the day. In future shows we'll interview guests, go to conferences, or simply have a conversation about what's happening in Silicon Valley that week. We plan to get a show out every couple weeks or so, whenever our schedules coincide. And, boy am I looking forward to a good BBQ. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_008.m4a Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:19:27 -0700 Business no 00:39:36 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/YjbLCbB5YNo/VentureCast_008.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_008.m4a David Hornik Deal or No Deal In my last VentureCast, I started out by claiming that I was going to talk about two things:  conferences and my Deal or No Deal blog post on VentureBlog.  Well, it turned out that I rambled on for over a half hour talking about conferences, so I decided that my discussion of Deal or No Deal could wait.  But that long wait has ended.  In this episode of VentureCast, I go into a bit more detail on how I think about acquisition offers and startups in the context of what has become an acquisition economy (by virtue of the very limited number of IPOs that have been launched in the last handful of years).  If you're interested in hearing more about Deal or No Deal, this VentureCast is for you! http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_007.m4a Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:43:00 -0700 Business no 00:14:31 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/GArOfDr5_qs/VentureCast_007.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_007.m4a David Hornik The 2006 Conference Season As Q1 of 2006 draws to a close, I am getting reacquainted with my office.  I spent the better part of January, February and March running around from conference to conference.  As Stowe Boyde from Conferenza reported earlier in the year, my conference calendar for Q1 was jam packed.  When the dust settled, I ended up attending a conference about every other week:  CES, The Entertainment Gathering, DEMO, TED, O'Reilly's Etech Conference, and PCForum .  What did I learn?  Who did I meet?  Where did I go?  These questions and more are answered on the latest edition of VentureCast. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_006.m4a Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:25:00 -0800 Business no 00:35:06 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/tw7Ah0slKec/VentureCast_006.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_006.m4a David Hornik Social Networks 2.0 (or is that 3.0?) After the MySpace acquisition and exciting numbers coming out of the likes of the FaceBook, there has been a lot of renewed interest in social networks.  I have spoken with a number of reporters recently about social networks and how the venture community views them.  Here's a podcast I recorded with my thoughts on the resurgence of excitement around social networks -- an excitement I share. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_005.m4a Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:23:00 -0800 Business no 00:07:11 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/Nc-6EIuosBI/VentureCast_005.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_005.m4a David Hornik Celebrating Creative Commons As a long time supporter of Creative Commons, I was thrilled to get an invitation to the Creative Commons reception last week celebrating Jimmy Wales' joining the board of Creative Commons International. It was only after a couple years of teaching copyright law to business school students that I fully appreciated the power of what they are doing over at Creative Commons.  Since the media lobbyists appear to have a solid hold on Capital Hill, thus making copyright reform pretty unlikely, Creative Commons empowers content creators to very simply make their own content freely available for use by others (in such ways as the content owners see fit).  Thus, for example, I am able to make all of the content on VentureBlog available to be copied so long as I am appropriately credited as the source by easily adopting a Creative Commons License.  On the way up to the Creative Commons party I recorded the preamble to this, my most recent VentureCast.  I then caught up with a number of interesting folks -- people like Joi Ito, JD Lasica, Mitch Kapor -- and asked them why they supported Creative Commons.  I got a number of interesting answers, some of which I have included in this installment of VentureCast.  Give it a listen and see if you find the zealots at the Creative Commons party convincing.  I certainly did.  http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_004.m4a Sun, 06 Nov 2005 05:50:00 -0800 Business no 00:10:52 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/29QFGnzznXk/VentureCast_004.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_004.m4a David Hornik Bubble 2.0 Revisited This Thursday I took part in the first installment of VentureWeek, a new podcast about technology and venture capital.  The show is hosted by Eric Olson who writes about the venture world at The Wanna Be Venture Capitalist. The cast of characters on hand for Venture Week were myself, Dick Costolo, Brad Feld, JB Holston, Dave Sifry and David Cowan.  The discussion of the maiden VentureWeek show was around Web 2.0, so needless to say, there was some discussion of my recent Bubble 2.0 VentureBlog post.  In that discussion I joked that there has been so much back and forth about Bubble 2.0 that I would have to write a response to my own post -- the ultimate in the blogging echo-chamber effect.  But rather than write a response, I decided to record a podcast in response.  So here it is.  I hope you enjoy it. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_003.m4a Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:08:00 -0700 Business no 00:18:38 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/KUaKeVU5d0k/VentureCast_003.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_003.m4a David Hornik Web 2.0 While at the Web 2.0 Conference, I asked a number of entrepreneurs what they thought "Web 2.0" was.  While I didn't get a whole lot of substantive answers, I did get a bunch of fun ones.  Listen to what Caterina Fake, Toni Schneider, Ross Mayfield, Stewart Butterfield, Joshua Schachter, Anil Dash, James Joaquin, Evan Williams, and many more had to say.  http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_002.m4a Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:16:00 -0700 Business no 00:10:46 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/QvmWHKEUhH8/VentureCast_002.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_002.m4a David Hornik Inaugural Podcast After participating in numerous podcasts and talking with lots of entrepreneurs about podcasting, it became clear that I should try podcasting myself.  In this inaugural episode of VentureCast, I basically talk about podcasting ("There's a whole lot of blogging about blogging, and so there's probably going to be a whole lot of podcasting about podcasting too.").  Hopefully my next podcast will be somewhat more substantive but you've got to start somewhere.  Here it is.  Hope you enjoy it. http://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_001.m4a Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:30:00 -0700 Business no 00:11:51 venture, capital, entrepreneur, August Capital, gruntmedia hornik@augustcap.com (David Hornik & Craig Syverson)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturecast/~3/xxcLi_4b6Iw/VentureCast_001.m4ahttp://gruntmedia.cachefly.net/venturecast/AAC/VentureCast_001.m4a David Hornik & Craig SyversonnonadultA random talk down Sand Hill Road with David Hornik and Howard Hartenbaum.