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Sam Altman of Loopt on Charlie Rose [video]

66 pointsby rjettalmost 16 years ago

11 comments

PStamatioualmost 16 years ago
Grats! That's a huge achievement. I remember watching Rose on TV when he interviewed Larry &#38; Sergey many years ago.<p>"The average US teenager sends almost 2,000 text messages per month." wow..
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jbenzalmost 16 years ago
It's hard to believe that some carriers actually wanted an exclusivity agreement. It's like they didn't think it through at all. I'm glad Loopt was able to convince them otherwise. That must have been a great feeling, to have changed someone's mind in a high level corporate type of way.
redorbalmost 16 years ago
I have always questioned his inclusion on PG's list of people he admired [can't find the post]<p>- but he is very well spoken and seems to have 'it'.
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pxlpshralmost 16 years ago
Awesome interview, congrats!! Sam definitely has the substance, he's just getting started.<p>While the trend with voice may be falling, I actually hate email/txt a lot of times (at least via the phone). I much rather have a phone call and make a decision quickly, rather than going back and forth. Texting annoys me, maybe I'm alone with that opinion.
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warwickalmost 16 years ago
"Ease of access has been a principal, I think, determiner of success for technology companies." - Charlie Rose
BRadminalmost 16 years ago
Great interview, but didn't Sprint have an exclusivity agreement with Loopt at one point?<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/15/loopt-may-be-friending-more-mobile-networks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/15/loopt-may-be-friending-...</a>
ashishkalmost 16 years ago
Is anyone else worrried about facebook enabling LBS at some point down the road?<p>I love Loopt's features, but I cant help but think technology is no longer a barrier to entry. Providing a meaningful social graph is.
mahmudalmost 16 years ago
Sam, did you also get a life-time achievement award on your first birthday? some folks had to save humanity, a few times, before they could be on Charlie Rose :-P Congrats!
pclarkalmost 16 years ago
You know you've made it when Charlie Rose interviews you, great job.
gustafalmost 16 years ago
very cool. awesome Sam!
321abcalmost 16 years ago
Charlie Rose is such a drooling moron. It's no wonder he's a popular talkshow host, as he must make the idiots that watch him feel they're not so stupid after all.