This past Sunday, I finally appeared as a panelist on NBC’s Press:Here, hosted by Scott McGrew.
I say “finally” because, while this was my first time appearing on camera for the show, I’ve hovered in the shadows behind those same for maybe twenty other episodes whenever Sarah has been a panellist.
In the unlikely event you’re unfamiliar with Press:Here, it’s a tech version of Meet The Press (hence its Sunday morning scheduling, right after MTP). Two reporters join McGrew to grill tech leaders, CEOs and other prominent figures.
Sometimes (i.e. when Sarah is on, and/or the subject is Uber) the grilling can be fierce, other times it’s a little more collegial. But it’s consistently the most entertaining and best informed tech-related show by a mainstream broadcaster. (You’re welcome to add your own joke here about why such a distinguished show would want me as a guest.)
This week, my co-panellist was TechCrunch’s Katie Roof and the companies for discussion were: 1) InterGenX – a company, apparently named by Douglas Coupland, which builds a tool that lets police instantly run tests on suspects’ DNA; 2) Kabbage – the small business loans startup that just raised a quarter billion dollars from Softbank; and 3) Amazon.…
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