A Chat with Mike Jones on Startup Advice, LA, Myspace & AOL
You may have read about or seen GumGum at TechZulu Spotlight: LA Tech recently. It was a great night celebrating LA’s startup community. The evening ended with a much anticipated SuperDemo discussion with Amanda Coolong, TechZulu COO and Mike Jones, CEO Myspace, Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, Former CEO Userplane and Tsavo Media. There wasn’t a topic off the table. They talked about how he got into the entrepreneurial game, his advice for startups, reflection on his time at AOL and Myspace, opinion on LA’s tech scene and his next project.
Mike Jones discusses the “It” startup factor when extraordinary people meet amazing ideas.
Even Mike Jones began somewhere. Hear about his early startup days.
When should startups bootstrap? Mike Jones discusses if and when.
Mike Jones discusses the pitfalls and possibilities for LA entrepreneurs and his love for the LA tech scene.
Everyone was excited to hear about Myspace. Mike Jones talks about being the CEO of Myspace and lessons he learned.
Lastly, Mike Jone’s reflects on his time at AOL.
