In the Know with Amol Sarva

Ben Lerer, Thrillist and Lerer Hippeau Ventures

Welcome to my series on OG NY Tech -- celebrating 30 years of NY tech ecosystem, from 1995 to now. Ben Lerer tells us what ideas led to the creation of a whole new type of media company in the 2000s -- Thrillist -- and the age of newsletters and bloggers in New York, and how the powerhouse seed-stage venture firm Lerer Hippeau came from it all.

Dennis Crowley, Foursquare and Dodgeball

Welcome to my series on OG NY Tech -- celebrating 30 years of NY tech ecosystem, from 1995 to now. Dennis Crowley tells us how he got to New York and the early internet culture in the media/Wall Street world: and how it all led to Foursquare.

Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures

Welcome to my series on OG NY Tech -- celebrating 30 years of NY tech ecosystem, from 1995 to now. Albert Wenger tells me about his 20 years at USV, and how NY went from apps-mostly to deep and infra.

Owen Davis, Contour and NYC Seed

Welcome to my series on OG NY Tech -- celebrating 30 years of NY tech ecosystem, from 1995 to now. Owen Davis tells us how advertising powered early NYC tech and the big transition post-dot-com-crash to both consumer and enterprise tech superstars from New York.

John Borthwick, Betaworks

Welcome to my series on OG NY Tech -- celebrating 30 years of NY tech ecosystem, from 1995 to now. John Borthwick tells us the roots story of media and art and agencies at the heart of the early NY tech ecosystem and some of the players, and takes it through predictions for what to expect today.