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Episode 66 - Dennis Crowley, Hypertrending at Foursquare

Episode 66 - Dennis Crowley, Hypertrending at Foursquare

Max Sklar
Guest Interview
 
 

I visited Foursquare HQ to check in with Executive Chairman Dennis Crowley.
- Personal stories and the Innovative mind
- Industry trends in consumer apps/big data
- Foursquare's latest labs project: hypertrending at SXSW

I also follow up on last weeks episode, with more details on voting affecting the outcome of an election, and the turkey vs email problem.

Relevant Links

Dennis Crowley was Foursquare’s CEO for over 7 years, and is now the executive chairman, after Founding the company ten years ago in 2009.

Follow Dennis on Twitter: @dens
Check out his soccer team, Kingston Stockade

Mashable: Foursquare’s Hypertrending Launch at South By Southwest
CNN: How Harry Potter Inspired Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley

My Twitter Bot, @swarmingnow
This was the screenshot of good old Foursquare trending, taken in NYC on June 9th, 2013:

 
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Related Episodes

Episode 65 on the probability of new events - on which I followed up at the beginning of this episode
Episode 48 on Social Choice Theory with Daniel Kronovet
Episode 12 on Virtual Friends and Enemies with Foursquare PM Marissa Chacko
Episode 8 on Marsbot
Episode 7 with Dennis Crowley’s Last Appearance on The Local Maximum ( I said he was guest #3, but I miscounted he was guest #4)


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