One of the biggest names in video shows, Robert Scoble announced he’s leaving PodTech, while on stage at LeWeb3. Actually TechCrunch posted first stating he was leaving for Fast Company. Speculation is he’ll be starting FC’s online TV channel.
Scoble was actually on stage when he saw the story and since his laptop was hooked to the projected screen, the crowd quickly found out.
Scoble left Microsoft as their “unofficial voice” to join PodTech and hosted The Scoble Show underwritten by sponsor Seagate for over a year. Here’s a quick exceprt from Scoble’s very detailed announcement.
Now that PodTech is getting some focus I found that my show needed a new home in order for it to get to the next level, too…
Why not stay at PodTech? PodTech went through a lot of managerial chaos earlier this year and I was trying to help PodTech get to profitability and help it get some focus, business wise. You’ve seen some of those moves already as PodTech has moved away from an editorial focus and toward an corporate media development one, which is where much of PodTech’s revenues (which are in the millions per year now) are coming from. That’s a decision I helped PodTech make and I think they are good ones and will help it avoid the TechCrunch Dead Pool. Companies need a lot of help creating media, so PodTech has a pretty good future opportunity ahead of it, which is why its investors continue to support it.
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