feed02.fireside.fm Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:53:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://gowalla.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:45:06 -0500 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. en-us © 2025 Gowalla Exploration, Inc. episodic The Gowalla Story Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin 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. no gowalla, social, app, iOS, startup, vc Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin itunes@5by5.tv https://gowalla.fireside.fm/5 da6ace2f-ac59-4db8-a01a-860be85cee17 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0500 Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin full 1 Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin What happens after your startup is acquired? 56:04 no What happens after your startup is acquired? gowalla, software, development, app, iOS, travel What happens after your startup is acquired?

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/U7mTJpTr+JkRn33x8 ]]> Josh Williams Dan Benjamin https://gowalla.fireside.fm/1 91ccae47-d8bf-4539-98a2-a55b3752ab4b Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:00:00 -0500 Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin full 1 Josh Williams and Dan Benjamin 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. 1:13:00 no 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. gowalla, ios, sxsw, app, development, vc 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.

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