This is a MUST WATCH: iV takes some questions from the audience putting Loic Le Meur on the spot: 1) Are you going to port Seesmic & Twhirl to groups (e.g. dating groups) 2) Who wears the biggest hat at Seesmic (literally) & responsiblity 3) What do you hate about the start-up world 4) How do you deal with haters & failures 5) Could you have started Seesmic in france 6) What negative things do you see about your product & 7) Who was his favorite interview (a tough choice for sure). We know you will enjoy this segment – it’s a keeper.

Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur was fully focused on building his company & found himself using Twhirl to get feedback on his product. Loic liked it so much he acquired it & is converting it to a full-on social software client that links into Facebook, Linkedin, Myspace , etc. iV learns why he did it, how she can even use it for the show & how Loic plans to take over the social world. Loic is on all the time & who really does the real work.

French entrepreneur turned US resident, Loic Le Meur, shares some of his lessons learned covering topics such as thinking too much, being transparent & doing something contrarian in regards to dealing with competitors. Loic brings a unique perspective on sharing your ideas, acting on them and soliciting feedback & leveraging your community to be successful (how Skype founders did it (1 of his backers) & how Seesmic is doing it now – 5,000 development community).

The founder of Seesmic (& owner of Twhirl), Loic Le Meur, raised $6M to start Seesmic from well known investors/entrepreneurs. iV interviews Loic to see how he did it & how his product helped him land the Founder of eBay as an investor (he calls it “throwing the baby out there”). Loic comes clean on raising $ vs. being successful, having ‘haters’ & firesales & how failure is a part of being an entrepreneur. PLUS some timely powerful thoughts on transparency, communication, listening skills & being proactive in times of crisis.

Loic Le Meur, founder of Seesmic (1M videos) & Le Web (largest web conf. in Europe) is a world reknown blogger from France recently located to the US to continue his process of launching companies (& selling some of them). iV digs into Loic’s background to get an understanding of how he does, what challenges he has faced & the first lesson he applies when starting a biz. iV also learns about a new venture he acquired (Twhirl – now 1M downloads) & its biggest obstacles so far. CREATED BY: On the Road with iV (Ingrid Vanderveldt, Lyn Graft). Ingrid Vanderveldt (Host), Lyn Graft (Director/Producer), & Chance Carpenter (Virtual Producer).