Had the great privilege of being able to interview Mike Butcher last friday at the Media Futures conference hosted by Bloomberg.
The editor of Techcunch UK is a tough nut to crack, if you ask me, and being poker faced on all subjects is his modus operandi. Add to that my enormous respect for the man, of whom i have been a fan of since the days of Mbites, and i would have to admit to being pretty nervous interviewing him and was terrified of failing to impress.
With that in mind i'm extremely pleased to see this interview with Mike Butcher posted on TechCrunch, and after re-watching the interview a couple of times i thought i would pick out the highlights. See below for timings:
Start - 1:26
What's going on with TechCrunch Europe?
Mike discusses the launch of awards event, TechCrunch Europas, covering startups from Europe, Israel & Africa.
1:26 - 2:25
What reasons are there to celebrate the European Startup scene?
2:25 - 3:50
What kind of successes & innovations are we seeing in Europe?
Mike discusses the current economic climate and how european attitudes are changing as young people make less traditional career choices.
3:50 - 5:20
Are European entrepreneurs getting younger?
Mike highlights a new trend towards serial entrepreurship.
5:20 - 6:40
Has the recession dampened the ambition of Europe's entrepreneurs?
Mike discusses how the blog has been growing via a strong active community.
7:00 - 11:40
How much if a role has TechCrunch played in cultivating a positive entrepreneurial culture in Europe?
Mike discusses the hunger to create a culture of 'go-getters', how he started to discover the community and what kind of reception he got when taking TechCrunch inot the heart of Europe.
11:40 - 13:20
Do European startups face problems such as language barriers and small domestic markets?
Mike provides a tip for budding European entrepreneurs who think globally and warms them off the clone markets.
13:20 - 14:15
What European startups would you bet on now?
14:15
When & where are the TechCrunch Europa Awards being held?
1 comments:
He sure looks like a tough nut to crack ;).
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