The CEO Said What?
Want a boss who is a straight shooter? Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins has been known for speaking his mind. He explains his unusual management style and his new venture.
Plus how will app developers adapt to the new iPad? Top app creator Dave Castelnuovo explains why he's shying away from the new platform - for now.
Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch, Kym McNicholas of Forbes and Fortune's Jon Fortt join NBC's Scott McGrew.
"Press:Here is like Charlie Rose with the lights on."
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Episode 42 "Bill Watkins" Part 1
Is Bill Watkins too frank for his own good? The former Seagate CEO talks about his management style and his new venture.
Episode 42 "Bill Watkins" Part 2
One of the top iPhone app creators, Dave Castelnuovo, talks about whether he will program for the new iPad.
Episode 42 "Bill Watkins" Part 3
It's all about the chip. Jon Fortt, Kym McNicholas, Sarah Lacy and Scott McGrew dissect the iPad news.
Ep. 41 "Polycom CEO Bob Hagerty" Part 1
Bob Hagerty leads Polycom - one of the few teleconferencing outfits not purchased by Cisco. Can the company compete?
Ep. 41 "Polycom CEO Bob Hagerty" Part 2
Boost Mobile: Finally a success story for Sprint. Jeff Flynn talks growth, prepaid wireless and silly Superbowl ads.
Ep. 41 "Polycom CEO Bob Hagerty" Part 3
Matt Richtel's scathing reports about distracted driving in the New York Times are changing the mobile phone and auto industry's attitudes.
Episode 40 "YouTube" Part 1
Is there a job description more difficult than Shishir Mehrotra's? He's the person in charge of making YouTube profitable.
Episode 40 "YouTube" Part 2
YouTube posters make a surprising amount of money. Shishir Mehrotra, TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy, Financial Times' Richard Waters & NBC's Scott McGrew
Episode 40 "YouTube" Part 3
Redpoint Ventures founder Geoff Yang ponders business in China and Google's ultimatum.
Episode 40 "YouTube" Part 4
Geoff Yang says venture capital money may dry up even as the economy recovers.
Episode 39 "Mint" Part 1
Mint.com is a success story like no other. Founder Aaron Patzer sits down with BusinessWeek's Tom Giles, TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy & host Scott McGrew.
Episode 39 "Mint" Part 2
What industry can be disrupted next? The founder of Mint.com gives away the secret.
Episode 39 "Mint" Part 3
Author and historian Kurt Beyer discusses his new book Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age.
Episode 39 "Mint" Part 4
Scott McGrew discusses disruptive technology with Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch and BusinessWeek's Tom Giles.
Episode 38 "Chevron & SolarCity" Part 1
Chevron Energy Solutions makes money by saving other companies energy. CEO Jim Davis explains his company's unusual business plan.
Episode 38 "Chevron & SolarCity" Part 2
Jim Davis of Chevron Energy Solutions continues his discussion with Kym McNicholas of Forbes, Jon Fortt of Fortune and host Scott McGrew.
Episode 38 "Chevron & SolarCity" Part 3
Can you go solar for less money than you pay now for electricity? SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive.
Episode 38 "Chevron & SolarCity" Part 4
So what happens to your solar power at night? Or during a power outtage? We continue our discussion with Lyndon Rive.
Episode 37 "Zynga" Part 1
Past mistakes distract from Zynga's wild success. CEO Mark Pincus works to make things better.
Episode 37 "Zynga" Part 2
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus continues his discussion with Brad Stone of the New York Times, Jon Swartz of USA Today and host Scott McGrew.
Episode 37 "Zynga" Part 3
Best Buy moves treats emerging markets the way a venture capitalist would. Rick Rommel talks about the retail giant's strategy.
Episode 36 "Virgin America" part 1
Can you really make money making passengers happy? Virgin America CEO David Cush.
Episode 36 "Virgin America" part 2
David Cush flat out admits: most flight delays and other screwups are totally preventable.
Episode 36 "Virgin America" part 3
Google Retail Director Chris O'Neill talks about "Black Monday" and the hottest items people are searching for this year.
Episode 35 "LinkedIn" Part 1
LinkedIn, the social network for business, has a new CEO. Jeff Weiner talks about his new job and what's ahead for his 55 million members.
Episode 35 "LinkedIn" Part 2
Will LinkedIn file for an IPO? And what does the former VP of Yahoo think of his old employer? We continue our conversation with Jeff Weiner.
Episode 35 "LinkedIn" Part 3
CinemaNow signs a deal with Best Buy to bring video on demand to electronic products. Sonic Solutions CEO Dave Habiger on the future of movie distribution.
Episode 34 "Free" Part 1
Free author (and Wired editor in chief) Chris Anderson says companies can profit by giving away their most valuable products.
Episode 34 "Free" Part 2
Rupert Murdoch announces he wants to charge for access to his company's websites. Chris Anderson weighs in with his opinion.
Episode 34 "Free" Part 3
Yousendit.com uses "Freemium" to make a lot of money. Founder Ranjith Kumaran sits down with our reporters.
Episode 33 "Kiva" Part 1
Kiva just loaned out its $100,000,000th dollar, one micropayment at a time. Now commercial banks are muscling into lucrative markets in the developing world.
Episode 33 "Kiva" Part 2
Kiva helps poor people in America, too. This upsets some Kiva users. We continue our discussion with Pramel Shah.
Episode 33 "Kiva" Part 3
Open Table was the most successful tech IPO of 2009. CEO Jeff Jordan talks about the challenges ahead.
Episode 33 "Kiva" Part 4
Do people make prank reservations on Open Table? CEO Jeff Jordan with reporters Scott McGrew, Richard Waters and Jon Fortt.
Episode 32 "DJ Hero" Part 1
Activision releases DJ Hero right in the middle of a video game industry slump. Guitar Hero CEO Dan Rosensweig talks strategy.
Episode 32 "DJ Hero" Part 2
Was Guitar Hero a fad? Plus the value of social gaming, online sales, and what does happen at Sarah Lacy's parties?
Episode 32 "DJ Hero" Part 3
A sneak peek at Motorola's new Droid cell phone with Verizon's Heidi Flato.
Episode 31 "CEO Show" Part 1
We turn the tables this week: 3 CEOs and one reporter. Scott McGrew hosts a discussion of Silicon Valley's challenges and opportunities with high tech leaders.
Episode 31 "CEO Show" Part 2
What is an "American" company? What does globalization mean for American jobs? The CEO's of Immersion, Zoho and Extreme Networks.
Episode 31 "CEO Show" Part 3
16 companies have switched their listing from NYSE to NASDAQ this year. Exchange vice president Bruce Aust talks about the listings and new IPO's ahead.
Episode 30 "Dolby" Part 1
3D brings moviegoers back into the theater. Dolby senior vice president Ioan Allen explains the technology.
Episode 30 "Dolby" Part 2
Are movies too loud? Are you setting up your home theater right? Dolby's top audio expert weighs in.
Episode 30 "Dolby" Part 3
Anthony Daniels played C3P0 in all six Star Wars movies. He's back with Star Wars in Concert.
Episode 29 "Pandora" Part 1
Pandora founder Tim Westergren says the popular online music is headed towards profitability just months after it nearly collapsed.
Episode 29 "Pandora" Part 2
Discussion of Pandora's Music Genome Project with Tim Westergren. Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch and NPR's Laura Sydell join host Scott McGrew.
Episode 29 "Pandora" Part 3
Avant Cellist Zoe Keating is tops on iTunes and has a million Twitter followers. What doesn't she have? A record label.
Zoe Keating Performs "Optimist"
Zoe Keating plays "Optimist" from her upcoming album. Full performance.
Episode 28 - "Rovi and Ericsson" Part 1
Making sense of a 10,000 channel TV world. Rovi CEO Fred Amoroso.
Episode 28 - "Rovi and Ericsson" Part 2
Silicon Switch: How Macrovision became Rovi. Plus Sarah Lacy takes issue with Rovi's business model.
Episode 28 - "Rovi and Ericsson" Part 3
Georges Antoun, head of Ericsson's Silicon Valley Reseach Center, on the huge cell phone network demand caused by the iPhone and other smart devices.
Episode 28 - "Rovi and Ericsson" Part 4
Reporter talk: Forbes' Rebecca Buckman and TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy talk about the news of the week with host Scott McGrew.
Episode 27 "Opera" Part 1
We start the show with a discussion of Steve Jobs' first public appearance since his liver transplant. Commentary from Carmine Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs.
Episode 27 - "Opera" Part 2
Opera web browser CEO Jon von Tetzchner once promised to swim from Norway to America.
Episode 27 "Opera" Part 3
Opera CEO von Tetzchner discusses his company's dominance on mobile devices.
Episode 26 "Sony PlayStation" Part 1
Sony repositions its PlayStation 3 as a "do everything" device. Sony executive Peter Dille talks about convergence.
Episode 26 "Sony PlayStation" Part 2
Did Sony wait too long to drop the price of PS3? Plus a first look at "PSP Go".
Episode 26 "Sony PlayStation" Part 3
Reporter talk: Jon Swartz of USA Today, Maggie Shiels of the BBC and NBC's Scott McGrew discuss plans to cover next week's Apple announcement.
Episode 25 "VMware" Part 1
VMware was once called the "next Google". VMware COO Tod Nielsen on the company's early days, its future plans, and its potential competitor: Microsoft.
Episode 25 "VMware" Part 2
Zinio CEO Rich Maggiotto explains the business model behind putting magazines on the web.
Episode 24 - SAP part 1
European software giant SAP competes with Silicon Valley's Oracle for market share
Episode 24 - SAP part 2
SAP executive board member (and former Business Objects CEO) John Schwarz discusses the future of enterprise software
Episode 24 - SAP part 3
Foundation Capital's Paul Holland explains why saving energy is the best green investment
Episode 23 "SETI" Part 1
If aliens wanted to make contact with us, chances are they would talk to Dr. Jill Tarter first.
Episode 23 "SETI" Part 2
Tarter says SETI technology can be used to further all kinds of human endeavors. Reporters Jon Fortt of Fortune, Sarah Lacy of Tech Crunch.
Episode 23 "SETI" Part 3
US Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren's (D) district contains eBay, Yahoo, Adobe and Cisco.
Episode 23 "SETI" Part 4
Congress doesn't always grasp technology. Representative Lofgren helps explain Silicon Valley's priorities to those who think the internet is a "series of tubes". (video fixed)
Episode 22 Mozilla Part 1
Mozilla CEO John Lilly talks about the recent finding of a vunerability in Firefox web brower.
Episode 22 Mozilla Part 2
Creative Commons Vice President Mike Linksvayer on how his company is trying to change the copyright laws.
Episode 22 Mozilla Part 3
Space historian and Author Andrew Chaikin talks about the Apollo program and the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon.
Episode 21 Wells Fargo Part 1
Wells Fargo Bank Regional President David Galasso talks about the bank bailout.
Episode 21 Wells Fargo Part 2
Regional President David Galasso on the importance of learning how the banking system works.
Episode 21 Wells Fargo Part 3
Forbes writer Brian Caulfield shows how he takes product testing to a whole new level.
Episode 20 "TiVo CEO Tom Rogers" Part 2
TiVo's strength is in its easy to use software. So why does it continue to make hardware?
Episode 20 "TiVo CEO Tom Rogers" Part 3
Rogers talks about two cable channels he founded: CNBC and MSNBC
Episode 19 "Nintendo" Part 1
Nintendo Vice President Cammie Dunaway talks about what is next for the Wii in the face of new competition from Microsoft.
Episode 19 "Nintendo" Part 2
Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway on the Nintendo DS and its competition with the iPhone and the Sony PSP.
Episode 19 "Nintendo" Part 3
Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway discusses Nintendo's new willingness to market M rated games for its machines.
Episode 18 Apple Part 1
Cult of Mac author Leander Kahney talks about the difficulty in covering Apple and whether Steve Jobs will return.
Episode 18 Apple Part 3
Our panel of top tech journalists, Josh Quittner of Time, Jon Swartz of USA Today and Jon Fortt of Fortune debate the iPhone vs. Palm Pre.
Episode 17 "Flip and NASA Kepler" Part 1
San Francisco inventors revolutionize the video camera industry and sell the company for $590 million.
Episode 17 "Flip and NASA Kepler" Part 2
Will future Flip cameras be able to send a wireless signal?
Episode 17 "NASA's Kepler Mission" Part 3
NASA's lead scientist for the Kepler Mission, Bill Borucki, explains how NASA is staring into space for other planets.
Episode 17 "NASA's Kepler Mission" Part 4
NASA's Bill Borucki explains the Kepler instruments and what they are looking for.
Episode 16 "Digg CEO" Part 1
Has Digg lost its buzz? Does buzz even matter? Digg CEO Jay Adelson works to get his social news site back to the top of everyone's list.
Episode 16 "Digg CEO" Part 2
Can Digg make a profit? Adelson explains the nitty gritty of making money.
Episode 16 "Digg CEO" Part 3
Digg, Facebook and Twitter: Adelson says their relationship is "close". Just what does that mean?
Episode 16 "Digg CEO" Part 4
"How This Kid Made $60 Million." Sarah Lacy explains her controversial cover story.
Episode 15 "Max Levchin and Dale Dougherty" Part 1
Slide.com CEO Max Levchin is trying to top his first startup, PayPal.
Episode 15 "Max Levchin and Dale Dougherty" Part 2
Levchin talks about founding PayPal with reporters Jon Swartz from USA Today and Laura Sydell from NPR.
Episode 15 "Max Levchin and Dale Dougherty" Part 3
Make Magazine's Dale Dougherty explains what a "maker" is and why its so important to America.
Episode 15 "Max Levchin and Dale Dougherty" Part 4
Dale Dougherty talks about Maker Faire and coining the term "Web 2.0"
Episode 14 "Phil Zimmermann" Part 1
Father of modern cryptography Phil Zimmermann was once a target of a federal investigation.
Episode 14 "Phil Zimmermann" Part 2
Zimmermann talks about the ethics behind creating a cypher the government cannot break.
Episode 14 "Phil Zimmermann" Part 4
A study by Accenture says middle aged people know more about technology than their parents or their children.
Episode 13 "Netflix and Roku" Part 1
Netflix sends out 2 million DVD's a day. Neil Hunt makes sure each one gets where it needs to go.
Episode 13 "Netflix and Roku" Part 2
Will Netflix "Watch It Now" be available on PS3 or Wii? What about iPhone?
Episode 13 - "Netflix and Roku" Part 3
Roku CEO Anthony Wood talks about his world changing invention, the DVR.
Episode 12 "Twitter Founder" Part 1
Twitter founder and inventor Jack Dorsey talks about the success of Twitter and whether the company can make any money.
Episode 12 "Twitter Founder" Part 3
Peek CEO Amol Sarva explains the thinking behind Wired's "Gadget of the Year".
Episode 12 "Twitter Founder" Part 4
Sarah Lacy, Jon Fortt and Scott McGrew discuss the recent controversy over the Associated Press and copyright.
Episode 11 - "Yelp and Guitar Hero" Part 1
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman answers his company's critics in his first TV interview ever.
Reporters: Jessica Vascellero of the Wall Street Journal and Jon Fortt of Fortune.
Episode 11 - "Yelp and Guitar Hero" Part 2
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman talks about the online review site's success, and how often he's asked to remove bad reviews.
Episode 11 - "Yelp and Guitar Hero" Part 3
Guitar Hero inventor Kai Huang tells the story of his world changing invention.
Episode 11 - "Yelp and Guitar Hero" Part 4
Bands get huge exposure when they're featured on Guitar Hero. So why are developers still paying musicians? Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Episode 10 - "Marissa Mayer" Part 1
Google Vice President Marissa Mayer on the company's many online efforts.
Episode 10 - "Marissa Mayer" Part 2
Marissa Mayer discusses Facebook, Twitter and whether Google is still "cool".
Episode 10 - "Marissa Mayer" Part 3
Google has a big role on the White House website. Is that relationship too close?
Episode 9 "Craigslist" Part 1
CEO Jim Buckmaster talks about Craigslist's handling of erotic postings and the criticism that the site promotes prostitution.
Episode 9 "Craigslist" Part 2
CEO Jim Buckmaster talks about Craigslist success and the if it helped in the demise of newspapers.
Episode 9 "Craigslist" Part 4
Host Scott McGrew, Jon Fortt of Fortune and Sarah Lacy of Business Week / Yahoo! talk about Cisco's buying of Pure Digital.
Episode 8 "Startups" Part 1
Sean Gourley of YouNoodle says math can predict the next Google (and the next WebVan)
Episode 8 "Startups" Part 2
Producer Josh McHugh talks about video startup Attention Span Media and the hit web show "Dorm Life".
Episode 8 "Startups" Part 3
Maggie Shiels, Sarah Lacy and Scott McGrew try to talk about the news of the week but are distracted by Steve Wozniak's dancing.
Episode 7 "Twitter" Part 1
Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki explains how he collected 77,000 followers on Twitter.
Episode 7 "Twitter" Part 2
Blogger Dave McClure says Twitter is for "shameless attention starved exhibitionists".
Episode 7 "Twitter" Part 3
Joshua-Michele Ross of O'Reilly Media talks about this week's news that the iPhone will support Amazon's Kindle e-books.
Episode 7 "Twitter" Part 4
USA Today's Jon Swartz and Yahoo/Businessweek's Sarah Lacy debate the week's technology news with Scott McGrew.
Episode 6 "Cheap Computers" Part 2
Stephen Dukker of nComputing counters with a totally different technology
Episode 6 "Cheap Computers" Part 4
Sarah Lacy, Elizabeth Corcoran and Scott McGrew dissuss the week's news
Episode 5 "Facebook" Part 1
Facebook steps into controversy over who owns what on its popular service.
Episode 5 "Facebook" Part 2
Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly talks about a "user's bill of rights".
Episode 5 "Facebook" Part 4
Elizabeth Corcoran from Forbes and Sarah Lacy talk with Scott about the Facebook faceplant
Episode 4 "Is Copyright Killing Innovation?" Part 1
Famed lawyer Fred Von Lohman talks about how copyright law can be used to stifle innovation
Episode 4 "Copyright" Part 2
Von Lohman continues to discuss DMCA with our reporters, Jon Fortt of Fortune and Chris O'Brien of the San Jose Mercury News
Episode 4 "Copyright" Part 3
Mike Malcolm, CEO of Kaleidescape, is one of the few innovators to win a Hollywood copyright fight.
Episode 4 "Copyright" Part 4
Commentator Laurence Scott on the controversy over the Obama "Hope" painting
Episode 3 "TV Goes Online" Part 1
Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback was -and continues to be- an online pioneer.
Sebastian Ruply of PC Magazine
Sebastian talks about his company's decision to put the magazine online only.
What's ahead for tech in the Obama administration?
Josh Quittner of Time and Troy Wolverton of the San Jose Mercury News.
"Optimist"
Zoe Keating's full performance of "Optimist" from her upcoming album.
