Meet SteelHouse – Inside the Company and Culture
Posted November 3, 2011 by Clare Jacobson
Meet SteelHouse and see them present at Under the Radar next week!
1. What are three words that describe your company?
Sexy, Tenacious and Transparent.
2. If your company was a movie, which one would it be and why?
Heat – the actors keep it real – like we do at SteelHouse…except our ending is different – since we keep the cash and live!
3. What three things should we know about your company?
a) We’re rewriting the book on how to sell online
b) People love our products
c) We leave our competitors heads spinning
4. If you could give a TED Talk, what would it be about?
How technology ties you into the global consciousness and helps you understand your purpose in life.
5. What Hollywood star would play your CEO?
A younger Nicholas Cage
6. What one piece of advice would you give to other entrepreneurs?
Everything good starts out organically
7. Which other internet startup do you respect the most?
Lytro
8. Who’s the most impressive founder you’ve ever met and why?
Bob Pittman (founder of MTV); he was transformative to generations around the globe, changed our culture and brought about lasting change. I also admire that he was able to make the transition to different industries and be successful in every venture.
9. Which industry would you like to disrupt the most?
eCommerce
10. Who’s the most visionary developer you’ve ever encountered?
Steve Jobs when he started NEXT (startup) and James Gosling – invented Java (big company)
11. What’s the first website you check out every day?
New York Times
12. If you could have dinner with any living person in the world, who would it be?
Bill Clinton
13. What’s the first thing you’ll do when you make your first billion dollars?
Buy a Phenom 300 then host lots of vacations for friends/family
14. What’s your theme song?
Shaft by Isaac Hayes
15. If you ran a startup book club, what would be the first MUST READ book?
The Future of Management by Gary Hamel
16. What is your favorite “just for fun” blog?
Robert Scoble’s always got interesting things on his mind
17. What food has your startup required to fuel itself?
Corn Flakes
18. What’s the biggest misconception about founding a startup?
That the CEO knows the answer to everything.
19. What’s been your favorite moment since starting your company?
Signing up our first customer
See SteelHouse present at Under the Radar November 10th, 2011 or fund them here:
@steelhousemedia
http://www.steelhouse.com/




