The Next Web NYC - Scale Pitch Finale

Wednesday November 16, 2016

The Next Web NYC - Scale Pitch Finale

The top 3 of Scale Startups battle it out on stage with only one victor.

The Next Web NYC - Steve Huffman, Reddit

Watch the full talk and interview from Steve Huffman from Reddit

The Next Web NYC - Alexis Ohanian, Reddit

LIVES REMAINING: 0Starting a startup is quite hard. It's often described as "life or death," but it's really not. The hardest days of Reddit had nothing to do with our growth, or product, or anything at the business -- it was personal, it was painful, but it also imbued us with a sense of perspective that few 22 year olds have. I'll talk about how my world shattered a few months into starting Reddit and how it made all the difference (and still does to this day).

22:03

The Next Web NYC - Cindy Gallop, Makelovenotporn

WHY THE NEXT BIG THING IN TECH IS DISRUPTING SEXI found myself with an accidental startup on my hands when my TED talk on MakeLoveNotPorn went viral in 2009. We're driving the Social Sex Revolution at MakeLoveNotPorn in the face of unique challenges; every piece of business infrastructure other startups can take for granted, we can't because of three little words - 'No adult content'.

08:20

Katia Beauchamp: "This year was probably the most intense...

Hear Katia Beauchamp, the Co-Founder and CEO of Birchbox, tell the story of her journey as an entrepreneur.

05:03

Dennis Crowley: "The craziest ideas you have are probably...

Foursquare Founder Dennis Crowley shares how the big vision for the company is starting to be realized now after 7 years of really hard work.

23:59

The Next Web NYC - Leo Widrich, Buffer

BUILDING BUFFER: 2 SUCCESSES, 2 FAILURES AND OTHER LEARNINGS.Buffer prides itself on radical transparency. Leo Widrich, co-founder and COO at Buffer will share the highlights and the tough times that have come with building the social media software company that just passed $12 million in annual revenue. What does an open work culture look like in the good times and the bad?