Channels with Peter Kafka

Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley wants to know where you are

Aug 22, 2019

51:17

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Dennis Crowley

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Evolution of Four-Square

2min

How to Be a Successful Executive Chair at a Startup

2min

The CEO Exec Chair Thing Is a Disaster

2min

The Importance of Self-Awareness

2min

How to Hire a COO

2min

How to Start a New Era With Code

2min

How Four Square Fits Into the Conversation About Privacy and Scraping Data

2min

How to Make Money From Data

3min

10.

The Political and Cultural Climate Shift in Four Square's Business

2min

11.

The Differences Between Google and Facebook's Tracking Devices

3min

12.

The Importance of Location Tracking in the First Square Experience

2min

13.

The Four Square Storytelling Experience

2min

14.

The Future of Social Apps

3min

15.

How to Succeed in the Location Advertising Space

3min

16.

The Pilgrim: How Apple Built a Product That Works

5min

17.

The Importance of Being a Celebrity

2min

18.

How to Sell a Startup

2min

19.

Dodgeball's Decision to Keep the Company

3min

20.

How to Be an IPO Candidate

2min

21.

The Four Square Story

3min

Foursquare co-founder and executive chairman Dennis Crowley speaks with Peter Kafka about the business of tracking and selling location data and Foursquare's pivot into that space. Crowley also discusses his personal transition from CEO to executive chairman and why he finds more joy in tinkering and running Foursquare labs than he ever did as CEO.

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