Jud Valeski, co-founder of Gnip, on All Things Early Internet (EP.256)
On this episode of the Panic with Friends, I talk to Jud Valeski, co-founder and former CEO of Gnip. Jud started his career at Netscape right out of college, where he worked for three years. He then went on to AOL, where he worked for nearly seven years. Later, in 2006, in the early days of MySpace, Jud had the revelation that social media was going to be the next big thing. He believed that somewhere amidst the noise, there would be commercial value. Enter Gnip. Two years later, in 2008, Jud founded Gnip, which was later acquired by Twitter in 2014. Post acquisition Jud went to Honey where he spent five years as a General Manager. It’s not everyday you get to talk to someone who has had back to back career home runs like Jud, so sit back and enjoy! Guest - Guest: Jud Valeski, Investor, Co-Founder and former CEO of Gnip howardlindzon.com, one.valeski.org Twitter: @howardlindzon, @PanicwFriends, @knutjensen linkedin.com/in/jvaleski #fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance Time Stamps: Intro (00:00) What is panic (04:29) The latent era of tech (06:14) Advice for kids today (14:39) Web2 (16:24) Twitter (21:59) The ad driven world (23:51) Gnip (25:00) Honey and browser extensions (26:44) Howie and Jud catchup (34:09) Outro (43:24)