David Hornik interviewed at Web 2.0 Summit 2011
summary
Discusses managing off‑the‑record conversations at a high‑density digital media retreat and how social streams require social media filtering to trigger action not noise. Describes a real mobilization: bone marrow mobilization for Ammed Gupta with targeted cheek‑swab outreach. Cites measured attention limits — tweet half‑life ~11 minutes — and names concrete investments: group‑buying play i50, Zulily, payments bets like WePay and PayNearMe, and Rocket Lawyer for online legal workflows. Notes advising roles in Harvard iLab and value of Silicon Valley density.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction with Brady Forrest
- 1:04The Lobby conference challenges
- 3:08Social media attention spans
- 5:56VC investing insights after 11 years
- 7:18Group buying and consumer behavior
- 9:27Investing in payments and legal tech
- 13:44Teaching tech at Harvard
- 15:50Startup ecosystems and Silicon Valley
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