Mike McCue

CEO
Flipboard

There is no question that Flipboard made a big splash when it debuted, with a hand- some and slick interface for consuming social media on the Apple iPad, created by one of Silicon Valley's most reliable entrepreneurs. While we'll ask McCue the story behind Flipboard's meteoric rise, he now must answer questions about the start-up's scalability and approach to outperforming the growing competition. Previously, he founded Tellme Networks in 1999, and then joined Microsoft as the General Manager of the Tellme subsidiary. Before that, McCue worked at Netscape as Vice President of Technoloy. He joined the famed browser company after its acquisition of the first company he founded, Paper Software, a leader in 3-D browser technology.

Posts With Mike McCue

Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT

There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.

Mike McCue Talks! Flipboard Finally Launches App for iPhone. (Video)

Kara Swisher in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

What took the popular social reader so long to go mobile? In any case, it’s finally here.

My Picks for Yahoo’s Next CEO — Maybe Snoop Dogg, Ya Digg?

Kara Swisher in Media on September 7, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

While the Yahoo board has yet to begin a search, I have already been hard at work on selecting the next CEO.

Flipboard Triples Daily Usage in Two Months After Speed Improvements

Liz Gannes in Social on May 6, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Flipboard, the leading social news app for iPad, has tripled daily usage in the last two months, CEO Mike McCue said in a chat on Thursday. The app now sees eight to nine million daily “flips.”

Pre-$200 Million Valuation: Flipboard's Mike McCue at SXSW (The Full Onstage Video)

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2011 at 11:30 am PT

In March, BoomTown travelled hipster-Texas-style for the South by Southwest festival in Austin to interview Flipboard’s Mike McCue in an onstage interview there. The well-funded Silicon Valley start-up makes an innovative and highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad and McCue talks about its next steps in this hour-long video.

Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation

Kara Swisher in News on April 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm PT

Late last month, BoomTown posted about a huge venture funding effort by the high-profile and even more highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, Flipboard. Today, its co-founder and CEO Mike McCue confirmed a $50 million round at an eye-popping $200 million valuation, in a wide-ranging interview at the start-up’s Palo Alto, Calif., HQ.

Pretty Flipboard Fundraising at an Even Prettier $200 Million Valuation

Kara Swisher in News on March 23, 2011 at 7:15 am PT

Flipboard, the high-profile and highly designed social media reading app for the Apple iPad, is out raising another round of funding at an eye-popping $200 million valuation, according to numerous sources close to the situation. The Palo Alto, CA, company declined to comment on its new funding efforts, which sources said had recently accelerated.

Viral Video: "Attack the Block" and BoomTown Debut at SXSW

Kara Swisher in News on March 7, 2011 at 12:15 am PT

Like many a geek–and after a decade away–I’m headed to South by Southwest later this week. To get in the mood for the well-known multimedia festival in Austin, here’s one of the films making its debut this coming weekend. It’s called “Attack the Block,” and has the best tag line ever: “Inner City Versus Outer Space.” Which is just about how I am feeling about SXSW!