it is a real delight to be here with chad dickerson. here is the transition between what we've been hearing so far this morning and what i hope we hear in the next 19 minutes. we've heard very intelligent discussions on why things are difficult to do in national politics combined with assertions in general the united states still works and has resilience. we'll hear some illustrations of what that means, the kinds of things we're doing. let's start, how many people here actually have shopped with f.s.? a lot of people? how many people have sold for f.c.? a smaller number. maybe that will change. tell us, for people who haven't sold people in the audience watching, what is it and why does it matter? >> sure. so essie is a marketplace for unique goods vintage items, and craft supplies. we've been around since 2005 just to give you some numbers. there are a million sellers around the world selling in 200 countries. last year there was $1.35 billion with a "b" sold on etsy. we are a 600 person company based in brooklyn. we see etsy as this

. >> with those encouraging words please join me in thanking chad dickerson. >> next, a washington ideas forum discussion with mike. he talks about the latest trends in mobile technology and the evolution of the flip board app which provides customized news and information feed. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> so we've been told if there's time at the end, we each have to do 20 push-ups in front of you. the bar is pretty high. mike is one of the most successful serial founders in silicon valley. i want to go to the founding of flip board. so the ipad launched in 2010. flip board launched not after. the experiment at the creation of flip board, it was a really interesting one. as i understand it, it was if the web was washed away and you had to rebuild it from scratch start the web from scratch what would you do? that was the experiment behind flip board. can you talk about the conclusions, the convictions that that thought experiment led you to and that played eut in out in flip board? >> yes. this all happened, when your writing an e-mail, great e-mail. you've got everything rig

[applause] >> also at the recent sixth annual washington ideas forum, a conversation with chad dickerson. he offers an outline on his

[applause] >> also at the recent sixth annual washington ideas forum, a conversation with chad dickerson. he offers an outline on his company's business model and overall innovations in the tech industry. this is about 20 minutes. >> thanks very much, steve. you may refer to me as his holiness from now on. it's okay. it's a real delight to be here with chad. here's the transition of what i hope we'll hear in the next 19 minutes. we've heard very intelligent discussions of why things are difficult to do in national politics combined with assertions that in general the united states still has resilience. we're going to hear illustrations of that actual resilience, what it means, the kinds of things we're doing. so let's start. how many people here actually have shopped with etsy? how many people have sold for etsy? a mauler number. maybe that -- a smaller number. tell us, for people who haven't sold on ets etsy yet, what is it and why does it matter? >> etsy is a marketplace for unique goods, vintage items and craft supplies. we've been around since 2005. there are a million sellers around

then an interview with joseph o'neill and gary shteyngart and then with chad dickerson. next, conversations from the 2014 washington ideas forum beginning with not impossible labs founder mick ebling on his efforts to bring prosthetics technology to sudan. this is about half an hour. >> hello. so everybody has a chapter one. my chapter one started with as steve mentioned this is tempt. tempt in the 1980's and 1990's was one of the foremost graffiti artists on the west coast. he came down with a disease called a.l.s. made very popular recently by the ice bucket challenge which is an amazing awareness campaign. my production company said well this year instead of giving our clients a silly gift of a fruit basket or bottle of wine or something they'll forget immediately let's make a donation on their behalf. so we went and had a meeting with this father and brother and said hey, we're going to give you this money. what are you going to use it for? they said, i just want to be able to talk to my brother again. i just want to be able to communicate with him. i said, wait a se

then an interview with joseph o'neill and gary shteyngart and then with chad dickerson.ext, conversations from the 2014 washington ideas forum beginning with not impossible labs founder mick ebling on his efforts to bring prosthetics technology to sudan. this is about half an hour. >> hello. so everybody has a chapter one. my chapter one started with as steve mentioned this is tempt. tempt in the 1980's and 1990's was one of the foremost graffiti artists on the west coast. he came down with a disease called a.l.s. made very popular recently by the ice bucket challenge which is an amazing awareness campaign. my production company said well this year instead of giving our clients a silly

it is a real delight to be here with chad dickerson.e is the transition between what we've been hearing so far this morning and what i hope we hear in the next 19 minutes. we've heard very intelligent discussions on why things are difficult to do in national politics combined with assertions in general the united states still works and has resilience. we'll hear some illustrations of what that means, the kinds of things we're doing. let's start, how many people here actually have shopped with f.s.? a lot of people? how many people have sold for f.c.? a smaller number. maybe that will change. tell us, for people who haven't sold people in the audience watching, what is it and why does it matter? >> sure. so essie is a marketplace for unique goods vintage items, and craft supplies. we've been around since 2005 just to give you some numbers. there are a million sellers around the world selling in 200 countries. last year there was $1.35 billion with a "b" sold on etsy. we are a 600 person company based in brooklyn. we see etsy as this lead

chad dickerson, the ceo of etsy.e your microphone is on and we look forward to your testimony. >> thank you. thank you, chairman walden ranking member eshoo and members of the subcommittee. as the ceo of a rapidly broing ind net company technology company, i'm ear because the internet with the businesses deed pending on it is under threat. we democratized access to entrepreneurship for over 1.2 million sellers. 88% are women who collectively sold $1.35 billion worth of goods in 2013. many are sole proprietors that work from home. 18 18% of those support themselves full time on etsy. we raised more than $91 million in capital and we employ over 600 people worldwide. without the incredible power of the free and open internet we would not be where we are today. we had humble beginnings, wept from idea to launching in just a few months. no one had to ask permission or pay for the privilege of reaching consumers. we proved ourselves on the open market. without clear bright line rules that preserve a level playing field on

commissioner mayor dilt baker, chad dickerson are testifying. live coverage on c-span. this began about 10:00 this morning. >> this bill doesn't prevent broadband companies from creating choke points to the entrance of the last mile nor does it grant the s.e.c. to regulate this issue, referred to interconnection leaving a loophole to circumvent its intent. our poogs today is the same as it's been all along. we encourage the government to establish clear brightline rules that ban paid prioritization, application specific discrimination, access fees and blocking online and to apply those rules equally to fixed and mobile broadband and at the point of interconnection with last mile providers. we believe the f.c.c. has all the authority it needs to implement such rules and that congress has an important role to play as well, particularly in helping to address the litigation risk that will inevitably follow f.c.c. action. we welcome the opportunity to work with you to protect the open internet once and for all. >> mr. dickerson, thanks very much for your testimony. we'll go

. >> with those encouraging words please join me in thanking chad dickerson. >> next, a washington ideas forum discussion with mike. he talks about the latest trends in mobile technology and the evolution of the flip board app which provides customized news and information feed. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> so we've been told if there's time at the end, we each have to do 20 push-ups in front of you. the bar is pretty high. mike is one of the most successful serial founders in silicon valley. i want to go to the founding of flip board. so the ipad launched in 2010. flip board launched not after. the experiment at the creation of flip board, it was a really interesting one. as i understand it, it was if the web was washed away and you had to rebuild it from scratch start the web from scratch what would you do? that was the experiment behind flip board. can you talk about the conclusions, the convictions that that thought experiment led you to and that played eut in out in flip board? >> yes. this all happened, when your writing an e-mail, great e-mail. you've got everything rig

. >> thank the gentleman for his testimony and we are now going to go to the ceo chad dickerson of etsy. please make sure your microphone is on and we look forward to testimony. >> thank you chairman and and members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to testify on this issue. as the ceo of a rapidly growing internet company, the technology company i'm here today because the internet along with the millions of businesses who depend on it under the threat. etsy is an online marketplace you can buy handmade goods from artists, designers and collectors around the world. we democratize over 1.2 million, 88% of whom are women to collectively we sold $1.35 billion worth of goods in 2013. most are sole proprietors of work from home and they lived in all 50 states and they depend on the income to pay their bills and support their families. 18% support themselves full-time on etsy. to build and run the global platform that supports these businesses, etsy raised more than $91 million in capital and we employ over 600 people worldwide. without the incredible power of the free and open internet