What happens after your startup is acquired?

The Gowalla Story

Episode 5: Scratching the Itch

Episode 4: It Was Magic

Josh and Dan talk about the tumultuous last days of the first Gowalla.

Episode 3: The Eternal Optimist

Josh and Dan talk about the challenges of fundraising, term sheets, board seats, moving a startup, why location matters for a startup, Disney, and the conseqences of decisions made.

Episode 2: Mistakes Were Made

In our inaugural episode, Josh and Dan explore the origins of Gowalla, the once-popular location-based social network, soon to be reimagined as an immersive augmented reality game for a new era. They also discuss social games, digital collections, hype-filled SXSW product launches, and the early Austin consumer tech scene.

Episode 1: An Unknown Commodity

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This is The Gowalla Story, an exploration of the rise, fall, reinvention, and reimagining of a startup, hosted by its creator, Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin.