Supernova Interview: John Borthwick of Betaworks
John Borthwick is Founder and CEO of Betaworks, which builds, buys and invests in early stage companies relating to the real-time web. In this interview, captured after he spoke at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters Conference in New York, John discusses his views of the direction the real time web is going. As Betaworks’ portfolio includes Twitter, Bit.ly, StockTwits, TipJoy, and more, John is in a somewhat unique position to predict how many of us will interact with the real time stream.
Borthwick has been in the internet space for a very long time, having sold his 1994 company WP Studios to AOL’s Digital Cities back in 1997. His rise to Senior Vice President of Alliances and Technology Strategy for Time Warner Inc. was aidede by his keen insight into trends and his ability to be a little ahead of the market.
We hope to hear more of John’s insights at Supernova 2009.
UPDATE: John has been scheduled to speak at the Tech Crunch Real Time Stream Crunchup. After interviewing him, I can see why he’s in demand to talk about the real-time web.
