Disruption According to Eric Hippeau

As the co-founder of The Huffington Post, Eric Hippeau has some very informed views on disruption, and he shares these with Privcap in a fascinating and wide-ranging interview.

The Managing Director at Lerer Ventures gives an overview of his firm’s strategy of backing early stage companies in industries that tend to thrive in New York City. Topics discussed include: how Lerer portfolio companies like Warby Parker and Birchbox are reinventing the consumer experience, why content-based advertising is the future of media, why search-engine optimization is not as important for mobile-first companies, why the NYC venture scene is “booming,” the “maker revolution,” why social applications are reinventing workplace functions, and why it is important that banner ads can’t make you cry.