Liz Gannes of NewTeeVee.com talks with Sarah Lacy, one of the hosts of Yahoo’s new online business news show Tech Talker.
Here is an excerpt:
NewTeeVee: Why were you interested in the gig?
Lacy: I actually quit BusinessWeek — a lot of people didn’t know that because I write the column now — because they don’t give book leaves of a year, which is what I wanted. After I finished the book, I thought about freelancing and taking it easy. I toyed with the idea of starting my own thing like Om and Arrington have done, but didn’t seem like the right timing in the market and I needed to be promoting my book.
It’s definitely dicey, as you can imagine, launching something like this at Yahoo right now, and it was definitely kind of touchy at times, but I think it shows we’re pushing the envelope.
NewTeeVee: What kind of interviews and stories are you looking forward to doing?
Lacy: I’ve been really focused on startups for the book and before, so public companies will be different. We have this sort of documentary series “Tales of the Valley,� things that most of us here would take for granted that might be interesting or quirky or weird.
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Tech Talker's Sarah Lacy talks
February 12, 2008
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Liz Gannes of NewTeeVee.com talks with Sarah Lacy, one of the hosts of Yahoo’s new online business news show Tech Talker.
Here is an excerpt:
NewTeeVee: Why were you interested in the gig?
Lacy: I actually quit BusinessWeek — a lot of people didn’t know that because I write the column now — because they don’t give book leaves of a year, which is what I wanted. After I finished the book, I thought about freelancing and taking it easy. I toyed with the idea of starting my own thing like Om and Arrington have done, but didn’t seem like the right timing in the market and I needed to be promoting my book.
It’s definitely dicey, as you can imagine, launching something like this at Yahoo right now, and it was definitely kind of touchy at times, but I think it shows we’re pushing the envelope.
NewTeeVee: What kind of interviews and stories are you looking forward to doing?
Lacy: I’ve been really focused on startups for the book and before, so public companies will be different. We have this sort of documentary series “Tales of the Valley,� things that most of us here would take for granted that might be interesting or quirky or weird.
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