Jun 23, 2018

Seattle Music and Arts Pioneer

Interview starts at 9:38 and ends at 44:45

“There it was, the [Seattle] head tax. ‘We’re going to do it, this is what we’re going to do. It’s going to address homelessness. We’ll collect the money--we don’t know how we’re going to spend it yet, but we’re going to...

Jun 15, 2018

New Owner of Digital Book World

Interview starts at 12:01 and ends at 43:50

“Everything with books orbits  discoverability. That’s the billion-dollar problem. That’s the problem that Apple has never figured out yet. That’s the problem that Amazon has sort of figured out.”

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Jun 9, 2018

Author of “The List” in Amazon’s The Real Thing Collection

Interview starts at 13:23 and ends at 39:21

“I think we look at the Big Five publishers as being kind of set in their ways and really traditional, but I actually think that everyone is looking to try new things. I think everyone is realizing that just...

Jun 2, 2018

Senior Editor, The Information

Interview starts at 11:36 and ends at 43:50

“[Amazon’s HQ2 decision] will be before the end of the year, unless something radical changes. I don’t think it’s imminent. It’s probably--I’m guessing here--but it’s probably months away. I would guess like towards the end of the...

May 26, 2018

Author of the Frank Adversego Thriller Series

Interview starts at 11:14 and ends at 35:51

“Alexa’s pretty primitive. I think it’s very concerning from a cybersecurity point of view, because people have already learned how to spoof Alexa. Just a few days ago they came up with the equivalent of a dog...