Josh Linkner, CEO & Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners

This week, Mark returns after a brief hiatus with Detroit Venture Partners CEO & managing partner Josh Linkner. The two disucss urbanizing Detroit and how to get the non "silicon" world inundated to the tech startup lifestyle. Also, the two go over business news such as the state of Yahoo! and TechCrunch after serious management changes. Not many know, but Josh is also an accomplished jazz guitarist. Check out an incredible jam session of his here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIBg7jzVJII.




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"00:01:21 Introduction to Josh Linkner of Detroit Venture Partners
00:02:02 What is Brand Advertising?
00:03:05 E-Prize campaigns in the digital world
00:04:00 Detroit Venture: handling the technologies for huge campaigns
00:05:00 Raising capital for Detroit Venture
00:06:30 Psychological Boom and Bust
00:08:00 How does Josh spend his free time?
00:11:00 Mark talks about Assistly.com and how you can get 15% off
00:13:00 Mark and Josh sound the same?
00:15:00 Shaping a creative idea in the modern era
00:15:30 Mark does his best Jason Calacanis impression
00:18:00 Shaking things up to come up with new ideas
00:21:12 The biggest mistake in VC's
00:22:20 Big ideas come from startups, not big companies
00:23:40 Thoughts on the delayed Groupon IPO?
00:27:30 Why are there so many Groupon detractors?
00:30:00 Rebuilding Detroit with a great idea
00:31:20 What sort of firms do you see moving to the Detroit area?
00:32:30 What is Flood?
00:34:00 What specific startup would you most like to see come out of Detroit?
00:36:50 Is DVP similar to JumpStart?
00:38:45 Investing in non-tech or non-digital ideas
00:39:30 Josh's Partners at Detroit Venture Partners
00:40:00 Being a partner with Magic Johnson
00:42:00 The story of urbanization
00:46:00 Difficulty in finding developers and coders in Detroit
00:48:30 The next Groupon will come from Michigan?
00:51:40 What does Josh look for in the mobile market?
00:54:00 Discussing Yahoo!'s management changes
01:00:30 Quoting GE's Jack Walsh
01:02:45 Arrington out at TechCrunch
01:06:20 All journalists have an axe to grind
01:10:02 Everyone is a journalist in the day of the blog
01:11:02 DVP business profile: HiredMyWay.com
01:13:20 Being the Detroit of Detroit - ""Silicon-Free"""

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[vankula]

Can I trust someone who calls Magic "Earvin"? I mean I know its his given name, but call the guy Magic already!

[robertsaric]

Exciting to see these initiatives headquartered in Detroit.

[HowToBecomeTV]

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