Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter Rojas

First Claudia Hoag McGarry, Victoria Charters, Lynelle Paulick, Elizabeth U. Flanagan, Vandana Khare, and Peter Rojas discuss the Original Works Staged Reading Festival at Center Stage Theater on Sunday, November ... The post Claudia Hoag McGarry's Original Works Staged Reading Festival and Chella Courington appeared first on Elizabeth Appraisals.

Peter Rojas, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Gizmodo and Engadget, joins the show to share his journey from being intrigued by the early days of Wi-Fi to starting some of the most popular tech blogs on the planet. Hear how to decide what to post about, how to grow your audience quickly, the time Peter interviewed Bill Gates, his favorite gadget of all time, and the coolest city in Peru. Connect with Peter at Roj.as

Claudia Hoag McGarry talks about her new play Air Love and Love, joined by actors Peter Rojas, Dalina Klan, Vladimir Hurtado, and Bojana Hill. See the play Saturday, July 16 ... The post Air Love and Love first appeared on Elizabeth Appraisals. The post Air Love and Love appeared first on Elizabeth Appraisals.

This week the hosts sit down with special guest Peter Rojas, Head of Product NPE-META! Thank you to our sponsor Virbela! Don't forget to rate, share, and follow! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Publishing about niche topics used to be too expensive. But then the Web happened, and the costs for publishing and distribution dropped to almost nothing. That change opened the door to an entirely new generation of publications targeting small, focused audiences.Peter Rojas took advantage of this shift by launching Gizmodo, the Internet's first popular gadget blog. And, it turns out, gadget lovers weren't as small of an audience as he thought. In fact, there was so much demand for gadget-related content that, a couple years later, Peter left Gizmodo to launch Engadget, which became an even bigger gadget blog.He may have ruffled some feathers along the way, but, it's hard to argue with his results: Peter forever changed the journalism landscape. On this episode of Web Masters, you'll find out how he did it.For a complete transcript of the episode, click here.

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In Episode 10 of Venture Games, my guest Peter Rojas, partner at Betaworks Ventures, talks about co-founding Gizmodo and Weblogs Inc. (Engadget, Joystiq, acquired by AOL), his views on social gaming, which he sees as one of the most promising areas in gaming right now, and his candid thoughts on the diversity challenges in the venture capital industry, as one of the few Latinx VC investors.

What do tech bloggers and venture capitalists have in common? They're both digging to learn more about the newest emerging technology.Peter Rojas, Partner at Betaworks Ventures, joins Bart Macdonald to talk early stage investing, social gaming and first-time founder challenges. Peter has built a notable career in technology as a 4x founder- originating from a background in journalism as a founder of Gizmodo/Gawker Media, and most recently VP of Strategy at AOL. On this episode Peter and Bart uncover the challenges a venture firm faces when investing in early-stage technology. And on the flip-side, he shares the importance of having empathy for first-time founders navigating the venture world.Peter Rojas, :: Partner, Betaworks Ventures :: Twitter + LinkedInBart Macdonald, Managing Partner of Bloom Venture Partners :: Twitter + LinkedIn

Peter Rojas, partner at Betaworks Ventures, tells Tonya Hall how video games can help you connect with your co-workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could video games help employees stay social without exhausting Zooms? Early stage investor Peter Rojas from BetaWorks discusses his tweetstorm ( https://twitter.com/peterrojas/status/1346544269218123777 ) about what a Fortnite For Business could look like. Hear about how shoulder-to-shoulder play can complement face-to-face collaboration, team-building through shared triumph, and why gaming can improve mental health. Subscribe at Constine.club ( http://constine.club/ )

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Amazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove on! Full episode at twit.tv/twit790 Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Brian McCullough You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

TikTok Ban, Amazon Drone Camera, Pixel 5Galaxy Z Fold 2 ReviewIs TikTok banned yet?The Palantir IPO is coming up. Should you invest?Amazon Sidewalk is a terrifying sci-fi security networkAmazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove onGoogle Pixel 5 preview - We already know everything about it, except the price. Will it be an inexpensive premium phone?5G is still BS. When will that change?Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile form a Rebel Alliance to fight Apple. Europe and Facebook are fighting them too. When will Apple come around?Streaming gaming is the future. Physical media will die. Get over it.Microsoft buys Bethesda for $7.5 BILLION dollarsGTA is the most valuable media series in the worldQuibi is a failure. They are up for sale 6 months after their launch.Republicans hate the Three-Body Problem and want Netflix to drop it.The upcoming Foundation TV series and Dune movie make us want to re-read our childhood favorites. Should we?Rent a goat for your next Zoom call! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dwight Silverman, Brian McCullough, and Peter Rojas Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit twit.cachefly.com masterclass.com/twit2 extrahop.com/TWIT

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Amazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove on! Full episode at twit.tv/twit790 Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Brian McCullough You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

TikTok Ban, Amazon Drone Camera, Pixel 5Galaxy Z Fold 2 ReviewIs TikTok banned yet?The Palantir IPO is coming up. Should you invest?Amazon Sidewalk is a terrifying sci-fi security networkAmazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove onGoogle Pixel 5 preview - We already know everything about it, except the price. Will it be an inexpensive premium phone?5G is still BS. When will that change?Epic Games, Spotify, and Tile form a Rebel Alliance to fight Apple. Europe and Facebook are fighting them too. When will Apple come around?Streaming gaming is the future. Physical media will die. Get over it.Microsoft buys Bethesda for $7.5 BILLION dollarsGTA is the most valuable media series in the worldQuibi is a failure. They are up for sale 6 months after their launch.Republicans hate the Three-Body Problem and want Netflix to drop it.The upcoming Foundation TV series and Dune movie make us want to re-read our childhood favorites. Should we?Rent a goat for your next Zoom call! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Dwight Silverman, Brian McCullough, and Peter Rojas Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit twit.cachefly.com masterclass.com/twit2 extrahop.com/TWIT

Amazon's new Ring security cam flies around your house and lets you know if you left your stove on! Full episode at twit.tv/twit790 Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Brian McCullough You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our full shows at https://twit.tv/shows/

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Peter Rojas is a founding partner at Betaworks Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund based in New York and San Francisco. He is also the co-founder of several startups, including Weblogs Inc. (acquired by AOL in 2005), where he created and was editor-in-chief of both Engadget and Joystiq; Gizmodo (formerly Gawker Media, now part of Univision); music discovery service RCRD LBL; and gdgt, a social commerce platform (acquired by AOL in 2013). Prior to Betaworks Ventures, he worked at AOL as VP of Strategy and later as Co-director of Alpha, the company's experimental products group. I really enjoyed this episode because I got to talk with Peter not only as an entrepreneur and founder but also as a venture capitalist which is always great as you get both perspectives on things. startuphandmedowns.co

Future of Audio: AirPods as a Platform, Seamless Computing, Voice Assistants, Voice Interfaces, Cochlear Implants, Voice OS, Social Audio Matt Hartman is a partner at Betaworks Ventures. Betaworks invests in companies that change the way we communicate, such as Giphy, Anchor, Gimlet Media, Bitly, Medium, GroupMe, Venmo, Twitter, Kickstarter, and Tumblr. Prior to joining Betaworks, Matt built ReferBoost (licensed to Apartments.com), and was at Hot Potato (acquired by Facebook). He began his career building the technology platform for Trammell Crow Company (acquired by CBRE) and is the inventor of a patent related to the protection of digital images. In this episode we cover: What does the future of audio look like Privacy and permissions for voice interfaces Context in an “always listening” world Social voice/audio Design constraints of audio On demand interfaces AirPods as a Platform How Matt does research on new spaces How Matt spends his time as a VC Notable Mentions Anchor – https://anchor.fm/ Gimlet – https://gimletmedia.com/ TTYL – https://www.ttyl.fyi/ Rec Room – https://recroom.com/ Resemble AI – https://www.resemble.ai/ Descript – https://www.descript.com/ Peter Rojas – https://twitter.com/peterrojas

Peter Rojas was the co-founder of a few very popular technology blogs, including Gizmodo, Engadget, and Joystiq. He also founded the consumer electronics social networking site gdgt. After being acquired by AOL, Peter became VP of Strategy and director of AOL's experimental products group. Now Peter is a partner at Betaworks, a startup studio and seed stage VC that invests in Frontier Tech based in New York and San Francisco. /// IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER /// 1. What is Synthetic Reality 2. New forms of content made possible with Synthetic Media 3. How Synthetic Reality will supercharge the creative spirit 4. Innate human traits that drive adoption of Synthetic Reality 5. How increased interaction with Synthetic Reality affects our actual reality 6. How Peter approaches researching new categories as a VC 7. Whether longer time-horizons impact Frontier Tech investing /// NOTE FROM THE EPISODE /// 42:50 https://www.resemble.ai/ 43:16 https://www.auxuman.space/ 44:20 https://facemoji.co/ 46:30 https://twitter.com/matthartman 46:40 https://twitter.com/mhdempsey

On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Kreig Kent talks with Peter Rojas about how he built and grew Gizmodo and Engadget. Peter shares valuable insights on what investors look for in founders as well as tips for building a great product and business. Peter Rojas is a partner at Betaworks Ventures, a seed stage venture fund. He was previously the founder of Gizmodo/Gawker, Engadget/Weblogs Inc, RCRD LBL, and gdgt. Some Questions Kreig asks Peter: - When did you catch the entrepreneurial bug? (6:12) - What is the most important ingredient that you look for in a founder? (37:21) - What is one thing you believe about life that most people would disagree with? (54:06) In This Episode, You Will Learn: - About Peter’s background and how he became an entrepreneur (4:25) - How Peter started Gizmodo (6:16) - The story of how Peter left Gizmodo and started Engadget (16:21) - The importance of respecting your audience (21:13) - You need to build a great product that is also able to grow (39:35) - As a founder you have to be fanatical about the product being great (41:37) - Sometimes the best decision is to move on from a project (45:52) - Don’t build a business you don’t want to build and are not passionate about (51:38) - Hard work is not enough (54:06) Connect with Peter Rojas: Twitter Betaworks Also Mentioned on This Show... Peter’s favorite quote: “I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy however is for the very highest command; he has the temperament and nerves to deal with all situations. But whoever is stupid and industrious is a menace and must be removed immediately!” ―Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord Peter’s book recommendation: Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard

Virtual influencers like Lil Miquela are here, and brands are betting big on them. We speak to Peter Rojas, co-founder of Gizmodo and Engadget and an investor in synthetic reality at Betaworks Ventures, about these virtual characters and the future of how we engage with them. Want to hear more from us? Sign up for our newsletter.

Peter Rojas, partner at Betaworks Ventures, tells Tonya Hall about new ways that algorithms are being used to help build creative content. Follow ZDNet: Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zdnet-com/ Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/zdnet_cbsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview starts: 06:15This conversation took place on the third Comeback Cities tour on May 15, 2019, aimed at connecting venture capitalists from the East and West Coasts with investment opportunities in the heartland. It also had stops in Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Youngstown.This conversation includes:Ashley Brasier and Janou Gordon from Lightspeed Ventures Partners, a Bay Area VC firm focusing on early stage investments in the enterprise technology and consumer space.Learn more about Lightspeed: https://lsvp.com/Courtney Buie Lipkin from First Round Capital, a Bay Area and Philadelphia based early stage VC fund specializing in technology based around real estate, manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, and transportation, among other industries.Learn more about First Round: https://firstround.comEzra Galston from Starting Line Ventures, an early stage Chicago based Venture Capital fund investing in premier consumer startups & brands.Learn more about Starting Line: https://www.startingline.vc/Nitin Pachisia from Unshackled Ventures, a Bay Area based early stage venture capital fund for immigrant founded startups.Learn more about Unshackled Ventures: https://www.unshackledvc.com/Patrick McKenna from HighRidge Venture Partners, which invests in early stage companies and focuses on tech startups bases outside of Silicon ValleyLearn more about HighRidge: https://www.highridgevp.com/Peter Rojas from Betaworks Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund based in New York and the Bay Area investing in network-focused, consumer-facing media businesses.Learn more about Betaworks Ventures: https://betaworksventures.comRoy Bahat from Bloomberg Beta, an early stage venture capital fund based in the Bay Area and New York focused on investing in the future of work.Learn more about Bloomberg Beta: https://bloombergbeta.comFollow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm

Hi everyone, welcome to what is likely the final episode of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! We are wrapping up our limited-run podcast with a special bonus episode on tablets. Yes, there were plenty of weird and wonderful tablets from produced in the years before (and even after) the iPad! For this episode we take a look back at Intel's Web Tablet, Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows Smart Display, the Nokia 770, the Pepper Pad 3, the ill-fated Crunchpad/Joojoo, the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, the HP Touchpad, the BlackBerry PlayBook, and the Motorola Xoom. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Peter Rojas was the co-founder of a few very popular technology blogs, including Gizmodo, Engadget, and Joystiq. The latter two were part of Weblogs, Inc., which was acquired by AOL in 2005. He later co-founded the consumer electronics social networking site, gdgt, which AOL also acquired in 2013. Post-acquisition, Peter stayed for a couple of years as the VP of Strategy and director of AOL's experimental products group.Now Peter is a partner at Betaworks, a startup studio and seed stage venture capital company based in New York City and San Francisco that invests in network-focused, consumer-facing media businesses.This is the second part of my conversation with Peter. In it we talk about Peter’s perspective on early stage investing, and he shares an unexpectedly tragic way he’s seen startups die.We discuss his take on the AR and VR markets, and Peter considers which of the major platform players has a chance to dominate the next cycle.We also get into Synthetic Reality, as well as the unique attributes of Betaworks Camps - as an alternative to accelerators or incubators.You can find all of the show notes at thearshow.com.

Peter Rojas was the co-founder of a few very popular technology blogs, including Gizmodo, Engadget, and Joystiq. The latter two were part of Weblogs, Inc., which was acquired by AOL in 2005. He later co-founded the consumer electronics social networking site, gdgt, which AOL also acquired in 2013. Post-acquisition, Peter stayed for a couple of years as the VP of Strategy and director of AOL's experimental products group.Now Peter is a partner at Betaworks, a startup studio and seed stage venture capital company based in New York City and San Francisco that invests in network-focused, consumer-facing media businesses.This is the first of two parts of my conversation with Peter. In this part, we talk about Peter’s transition from studying English to being a brash, young tech journalist. We talk about the origins of Gizmodo and Engadget, and he shares some stories from the trenches.We get into Peter’s ambitions for his third startup, gdgt, his time at ALO, and his transition to becoming a seed-stage investor at Betaworks.I think you’ll really enjoy the stories he shares in this one.In the second episode, we get into startup investing, augmented reality, virtual reality, and even synthetic reality.You can find all of the show notes at thearshow.com.

Welcome to Episode 7 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. In Episode 7 we take a look at the phones of 2009, including the Palm Pre, the BlackBerry Storm 2, the Microsoft Kin 1 & 2, the Motorola Droid, and the HTC HD2. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. In Episode 6 we take a look at the phones of 2008, including the Nokia E71, Nokia N97, Palm Treo Pro, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (and the desktop charger!), the Samsung Omnia, and the Blackberry Storm. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. In Episode 5 we take a look at the phones of 2007, including the LG Prada, LG Dare, LG Voyager, Blackberry 8830, the Helio Kickflip and Ocean, and the Samsung Juke. And discuss how the mobile phone industry had no idea what was about to hit them with the announcement of the iPhone this year. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is@peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Welcome to Episode 4 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! On this episode, we have a special guest, Jason Gordon, who worked at Handspring, Microsoft, Motorola and HTC and was on the front lines as smartphones went from barely usable to indispensable. We chat with Jason about what goes into phone development and launches, including the history of devices at Handspring, Windows Mobile, Mobius, the Motorola Q, the Motorola MPX, the HTC G1, the HTC Diamond, the HTC Incredible and the HTC Thunderbolt. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts, Peter is @peterrojas, and Jason is @jasongordonhk on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Peter Rojas loves gadgets and made a career around sharing the stories behind the devices, including vintage mobile phones. Christie Pitts worked on the front lines of consumer device sales at Verizon. Today, they're both VCs investing in startups – Peter at Betaworks, and Christie at Backstage Capital. But, while they look toward the future of technology, they can't refrain from reminiscing about the weird and wonderful evolution of phones that many have left behind in the past. Join us in this fun preview of Christie and Peter's new podcast, "0G: A History of Forgotten Phones". Listen to 0G: https://anchor.fm/0g Full show notes: https://backstagecapital.com/podcast/0g/‎ Credits: Executive Producer: Arlan Hamilton Co-Host: Christie Pitts Co-Host + Editor: Bryan Landers Theme by: Janine Additional Music by: Jeff Kaale

Welcome to Episode 3 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. In Episode 3 we take a look at the phones of 2006, including the Treo 700w, LG Chocolate, Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman phone, Nokia N93, and the BlackBerry Pearl 8100. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Welcome to the very first episode of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. Each episode we'll take a look back at a bunch of phones that were emblematic of that era. For Episode 1 we're going all the way back to 2002 through 2004 to discuss the Treo 600, Danger Hiptop / T-Mobile Sidekick, Motorola RAZR, Nokia N-Gage (and of course sidetalking!), Audiovox 6600 and 6700 (aka the HTC Apache), and HTC Canary. Note that this episode was recorded in September 2018, so some references we make to iPhones that were still unannounced at that time might be a little confusing. Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

Welcome to the Episode 2 of 0G, A History of Forgotten Phones! 0G is a limited-run podcast where we look back at how weird and wonderful smartphones were back in the days before iOS and Android took over and your only option became a rectangular slab running one or the other. 0G is hosted by two people who were there: Christie Pitts (now at Backstage Capital), who started her career selling phones at a Verizon store, and Peter Rojas (now at Betaworks Ventures), founder of Gizmodo, Engadget, and gdgt. In Episode 2 we take a look at the phones of 2005, including the Treo 650, LG VX9800, Nokia 770 Internet Communicator, Moto ROKR, Blackberry 7100 and 8700, and the HTC Universal. Content warning: there is an anecdote involving Ja Rule in this episode.  Want to contact us? Christie is @imchristiepitts and Peter is @peterrojas on Twitter. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show.

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We Discuss With Peter Investing In The Knowledge Education Economy of 21st Century Peter worked at Red Herring magazine from June 1999 to May 2001, first as Associate Editor then as a writer. He was co-founder and Editorial Director of Gizmodo from July 2002 until March 2004, leaving to co-found Engadget. Two months later he also founded the video game blog Joystiq. Both were part of Weblogs Inc., a blog network that was purchased by AOL in 2005. Along with Josh Deutsch of Downtown Records, Peter launched the online record label RCRD LBL in 2007. In July 2008 Peter left Engadget to start the consumer electronics social networking site GDGT.The site premiered in 2009 and was co-founded with Ryan Block, Peter’ successor as Engadget editor-in-chief. In February 2013 GDGT was purchased by AOL. As of July 2018, he is a partner at Betaworks Ventures.  

Peter Rojas is the Executive Director of American Digital Diversity Initiative. He is originally from Lowell, Massachusetts and moved to California to bring more diversity to the tech industry through youth development programs that help students reach their entrepreneurial goals and tech career aspirations.

:'-) Ever wonder why emoticons exist? They popped up in the 1980s to make online connections feel a little less digital and a little more personal :D. In this episode of IRL, host Veronica Belmont and special guest Peter Rojas explore how the Internet is both building and also confusing our relationships every day. Chloe Stuart-Ulin gives a first-hand account of her life as a “closer” for an online-dating service; we hear a dramatic, real-life story about a woman who finds her biological parent online; and Emma Brockes talks about how we can all maintain humanity while interacting with others on the internet. IRL is an original podcast from Mozilla. For more on the series go to irlpodcast.org. Read more about Chloe Rose's experience as a "closer" for hire on online dating apps here. Emma Brockes writes a column for the Guardian called How to be Human Online. She's just written a book too called, An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on My Solo Path to Motherhood. To read Ingrid Burrington's essay mentioned in the podcast about CorrLinks, the email service providing connection for inmates at U.S. prisons, go here. Check out this article about how the internet has changed dating forever. Online dating coach Laurie Davis Edward shares her thoughts on the good, bad and ugly that comes with finding love on the web. And, for more about human connection, and what our innate desire for it means for us as we — more and more — love, do business, and find our tribes online, read this piece by cultural anthropologist Genevieve Bell. Finally, for some bonus audio on how technology interfered with a marriage proposal — and commentary on new relationship norms — head over to Mozilla's blog. Leave a rating or review in Apple Podcasts so we know what you think.

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On today's episode, Paco and George discuss the early days of LA's punk rock scene with tech podcaster/writer/founder Peter Rojas. We discuss the influence of college radio to the cult of personality around Darby Crash and pre YouTube digging for clues to the origins of punk.The Decline Movies were a Rosetta stone for many a suburban teen looking for alternatives of expression. Often referred to as a Rock ‘n Roll anthropologist, Penelope Spheeris worked as a waitress at Denny’s and IHOP to put herself through film school. A holder of a UCLA Master of Fine Arts degree in Theater Arts, she worked as a film editor and a cinematographer before forming her own company in 1974. She produced, directed, and edited videos for major bands through the Seventies and Eighties, concluding her music video work with the Grammy nominated, Bohemian Rhapsody video for WAYNE’S WORLD. Spheeris’ feature film debut was the 1979 documentary on the Los Angeles punk scene, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION which received stunning and unanimous critical praise. The LAPD shut down Hollywood Boulevard and Chief of Police, Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in L.A. Still fascinated with the subject of punk rock, she wrote and directed SURBURBIA, her first narrative film in 1983. It is a disturbing and somewhat prophetic story of rebellious, homeless kids squatting in abandoned houses, trying to make new families, and protecting one another. SUBURBIA won first place at the Chicago Film Festival. Almost 25 years later her documentary, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, PART III would eerily mirror the events she scripted in SUBURBIA. All three DECLINE movies plus a disc of extra footage were released as a DVD box set by Shout Factory! in 2015. https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/documentary/the-decline-of-western-civilization-collectionPeter Rojas created a few different sites, including Gizmodo (now part of Gawker Media), Engadget (now part of AOL), Joystiq (now part of AOL), RCRD LBL (joint venture with Downtown Music), and gdgt (now part of AOL). After all that he was VP of Strategy at AOL & Co-Director of AOL Alpha, the company's experimental product group. He also hosts the MVP podcast with Ryan Block.**Sup Doc has created a Patreon page for those that can help out. We will also be providing unique Sup Doc content for our contributors. If now is not good for you we always appreciate you listening and spreading the word about Sup Doc! http://www.patreon.com/supdocpodcast Special Thanks to our SUP DOC Patreon supporters, Angi Brzycki, Jaan Shenberger, and Veronica Belmont!Follow Peter Rojas on:Twitter: @peterrojasFollow us on:Twitter: @supdocpdocastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.

Content is king and in this episode I pick the brains of the Guinness Book Of World Records holder for writing almost 7 million words of content. Darren Murph is the founder and CEO of Page52 consulting. But he’s not just any ordinary consultant. He has spent over a decade working remotely and has visited over 40 countries! Darren has been featured on major networks including Oprah, ABC, PBS and NBC to name a few. And his latest adventure on his journey has led him to publish a book called ‘Living The Remote Dream’ What you will learn: How to consistently produce great content How to avoid spending too much time consuming content How to proactively curate content to consume The importance of reading on a daily basis Should you write on your blog or other platforms How do you produce content that stands out How to get the most exposure for your content Why passion is the most crucial contributing factor to your success Interesting highlights: Darren has visited over 40 countries Darren won a Guinness World Record for writing over 6 million words of blog content Darren spent 8 years never spending more than 2 weeks in one place! Darren's #1 practical advice:  “When people ask what you do, tell them a story”Tweet This Resources & Links: Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/) Tech Crunch (http://techcrunch.com/) Zach Honig (https://twitter.com/zachhonig) The Points Guy (http://thepointsguy.com/) Tech Radar (http://www.techradar.com/) Page 52 Consulting  (http://darrenmurph.com/consulting/) CES - Consumer Electronics Show (https://www.ces.tech/) MG Siegler  (http://techcrunch.com/author/mg-siegler/) Paul Miller (http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/8/3007525/paul-miller-offline) Peter Rojas (http://roj.as/) Warren Buffett (http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/) Tim Stevens  (https://twitter.com/Tim_Stevens) Medium (https://medium.com/) Living the remote dream (http://www.amazon.com/Living-Remote-Dream-Setting-Advancing/dp/1506192130) - Darren's Book Get in touch with Darren on Twitter - @darrenmurph Thank You for Listening! I would like to personally thank you for listening to my podcast.  If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it with others. Just click on the social buttons below. Also, if you podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-i-pick-your-brain/id1076916148?mt=2) , you would be joining me on my mission to help as many people as I can become really successful. And finally if you haven’t already subscribed podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-i-pick-your-brain/id1076916148?mt=2) , so you can get automatic updates whenever another episode goes live!

Peter Rojas is an entrepreneur-in-residence at betaworks focusing on early stage investments. Prior to joining betaworks he was VP of Strategy at AOL. He also co-founded several startups, including Weblogs Inc (with previous guest Jason Calacanis) (acquired by AOL in 2005), where he created tech sites Engadget and Joystiq; he also created gdgt, a social commerce platform (acquired by AOL in 2013); and gadget blog Gizmodo (now part of Gawker Media). Previously Rojas worked as an editor at the original Red Herring, a columnist on emerging technology for The Guardian, a contributor to Wired, The New York Times, Fortune, Money, and many more. One of Betaworks investments on the west coast is the amazing ProductHunt, and you must check out ProductHunt’s new podcast section, which is the best discovery platform for finding new and amazing podcast episodes! Also, would you like the chance to win a signed copy of Venture Deals by Brad Feld? All you have to do is leave a review on iTunes and then email harry@thetwentyminutevc.com with the name that you left the review under! In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) From tech blogger and entrepreneur to founding Engadget, and then a product person and now at Betaworks. Peter gives a snapshot of his career so far? 2.) What is Peter doing on the West Coast when Betaworks is based in NYC? How do you compare the two technology environments and ecosystems? 3.) What is involved in being EIR at Betaworks? Why has this position become so popular over the last few years? 4.) How does Peter and Betaworks approach the changing world of seed and as I have seen recently, pre seed investments? Do you have any set metrics that you stick to? What KPIs are always the first ones you look at? 5.) What VCs does Peter admire and look to emulate? 6.) What has Peter learnt from his 1st month in venture? What has been the biggest surprises and challenges about the industry? Items Mentioned In Today's Show: Productivity Tools: Reeder Peter's Fave Blogs or Newsletter: Jason Hirschhorn: REDEF, ProductHunt Peter's Fave Book: Antifragile As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Peter on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side of Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow him on Instagram here!

Peter Rojas is the founder Engadget, gdgt and Gizmodo. He is currently co-hosts MVP, a podcast about new tech products, alongside Ryan Block, a former guest on our show. Peter focused his picks for this episode on personal impact, his philosophy being that truly worthy tools not only change your life, but they also change the way you think about the world. With help from some of the following carefully chosen tools, you may find yourself acting and thinking a little differently.

A look at three seasonal themes: greed, with one of the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength; giving, with Yancey Strickler of Kickstarter and others; finally, gadgets, with Peter Rojas, Co-Founder, gdgt.com.

Personal Democracy Forum’s Andrew Raseij joins Brian to analyze PDF’s gathering of top thinkers taking on the many issues around the Wikileaks controversy. Then, Peter Rojas, founder of the gdgt blog, on glitzy gadgets to gift.

Four experts look back at the year’s web news: Andrew Rasiej of techPresident on politics, Siva Vaidhyanathan of The Googlization of Everything on culture, Susan Crawford of Cardozo on law, and Peter Rojas of gdgt.com on gadgets.

Welcome to Pocket SocIT! In this podcast we are going to talk about Facebook and the current fallout of recent web icons such as, Leo Laporte and Peter Rojas, and the hopeful creation of a project Diaspora. Please leave your feedback and let us know what you think!