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kim dotcom he puts --kim dotcom: he puts a spotlight on the big issues.ly: what is your relationship to him? kim dotcom: what does it matter? [laughter] guysotcom: i like these and they themselves on the line for the betterment of all of us, so yes, i love to talk to them. you say you're going to be running for a political party in the u.s. in 2016? kim dotcom: there are a big group of people who want a lot to go on, they want their privacy back, they want their internet freedom. emily: you tweeted you are going to be hillary's biggest nightmare in 2016. how so? kim dotcom: i think it will be more julian. [laughter] kim dotcom: there will be roadblocks for her, so if i can provide some transparency with these people and make them part of what the internet party stands for, then i will be happy to do that. your say that julian assange will be hillary's worst nightmare in 2016? how so? kim dotcom: well, he has access to information. emily: what information? kim dotcom: i don't know the specifics. emily: why hillary? kim dotcom: julian hates hillary. emily:
kim dotcom he puts --kim dotcom: he puts a spotlight on the big issues.ly: what is your relationship to him? kim dotcom: what does it matter? [laughter] guysotcom: i like these and they themselves on the line for the betterment of all of us, so yes, i love to talk to them. you say you're going to be running for a political party in the u.s. in 2016? kim dotcom: there are a big group of people who want a lot to go on, they want their privacy back, they want their internet freedom. emily: you...
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what is the myth of kim dotcom and what is the reality? kim: i am absolutely not legendary. i am who i am. i live my life the way i like. i do not limit myself or my thinking. when i have a plan, i see it through. emily: you were born kim schmitz in west germany. what kind of kid were you? kim: i was a naughty kid. my mother, i am so sorry. i was a bad kid. once i had my first computer, everything changed for me. i started questioning everything. why go to school? this is the future. this is what i want to do emily: how did you become a hacker? kim: when i was in my teens and had my first modem, i was so excited to be able to chat with people halfway around the globe that share the same interests, hacking. it was exciting to go into computer systems and find out things you are not supposed to see. bit of an adventure. emily: you said you hacked the pentagon, citibank, nasa. obtained secret documents on saddam hussein, tracked down osama bin laden's bank accounts. kim: back in the day after 9/11, that really affected me. i felt deeply unhappy about that. i was trying to do so
what is the myth of kim dotcom and what is the reality? kim: i am absolutely not legendary. i am who i am. i live my life the way i like. i do not limit myself or my thinking. when i have a plan, i see it through. emily: you were born kim schmitz in west germany. what kind of kid were you? kim: i was a naughty kid. my mother, i am so sorry. i was a bad kid. once i had my first computer, everything changed for me. i started questioning everything. why go to school? this is the future. this is...
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emily: kim dotcom, thank you for joining us. it has been a fascinating conversation. thank you. emily: thank you. ♪ emily: he got his start as an improv comedian. performing on one of the most famous stages in chicago. but one comedy could not pay the bills, he dusted off an old skill -- coding. he added three companies before he moved to silicon valley. then he took a chance on a fast starting startup getting an unusual amount of attention. that startup invented the tweet. once mocked as a way to describe your breakfast in 140 characters, it is now a $30 billion public company. the darling of celebrities and presidents worldwide, yet
emily: kim dotcom, thank you for joining us. it has been a fascinating conversation. thank you. emily: thank you. ♪ emily: he got his start as an improv comedian. performing on one of the most famous stages in chicago. but one comedy could not pay the bills, he dusted off an old skill -- coding. he added three companies before he moved to silicon valley. then he took a chance on a fast starting startup getting an unusual amount of attention. that startup invented the tweet. once mocked as a...
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[laughter] emily: when and why did you change your name to kim dotcom? ght the domain, kim.com. i thought it would be great if my name were kim dotcom so if anyone wants to know anything about me, i do not have to hand them a business card. they can just go to my website. and it is all there. emily: take me back to the start of megaupload. kim: i was a street racer. i was made great videos about that shared them in the street racing community, on the forums. the file sizes kept getting bigger, and you could not large send large files over e-mail. i wanted to solve that problem by creating a server where you can upload a file, get a unique link, and e-mail a link to the people you know. it was just a convenient solution to a problem that is still relevant today. emily: how quickly did it grow? kim: instantly. it was massive. within weeks, we had to buy additional hardware, additional servers. not a single penny spent on advertising. the thing just got its own life. emily: at its peak, 50 million daily users, billions of files. 48,000 file transfers a minut
[laughter] emily: when and why did you change your name to kim dotcom? ght the domain, kim.com. i thought it would be great if my name were kim dotcom so if anyone wants to know anything about me, i do not have to hand them a business card. they can just go to my website. and it is all there. emily: take me back to the start of megaupload. kim: i was a street racer. i was made great videos about that shared them in the street racing community, on the forums. the file sizes kept getting bigger,...
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this is the first time kim dotcom has spoken publicly in about a year.hen we landed there, our editor was really nervous and it was unclear if he is going to follow through with his promise, but luckily he did not pull out and here is our story of getting there. how long have you been living in this mansion? firstix years and the three and a half years on and off because our primary home was in hong kong, but i'm stuck here since three and half years now. emily: ever since the raid you haven't left? kim: that's right. emily: the kitchen, you designed this whole thing yourself? kim: i did the interior design myself. everyone sleeps with the sun goes down. emily: you designed all of this yourself? kim: that's right. emily: this is where the helicopters landed? kim: right here in the courtyard . another were the cars were parked. emily: where were you? kim: i was up there in my bedroom. emily: how many commandos? kim: the total number of people with 72. i think eight or 10 arrived by helicopter. emily: i know they took a lot of cars. kim: they seized everyt
this is the first time kim dotcom has spoken publicly in about a year.hen we landed there, our editor was really nervous and it was unclear if he is going to follow through with his promise, but luckily he did not pull out and here is our story of getting there. how long have you been living in this mansion? firstix years and the three and a half years on and off because our primary home was in hong kong, but i'm stuck here since three and half years now. emily: ever since the raid you haven't...
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality as he has trotted the globe. the target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated music, movies, and tv shows, as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom.
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality as he has trotted the globe. the target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated music, movies, and tv shows, as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom.
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emily: we went all the way to new zealand to interview kim dotcom. he is currently awaiting an extradition hearing. that is set for september. he does face 88 years in prison -- in prison. you can see my full interview tonight, 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. on "studio 1.0." up next the queen of selfies , kim kardashian tells us what makes her videogame and $90 million smash. ♪ >> i'm pleasantly surprised at the success of the game. i see how hard the team works to update the game constantly and make these changes, to try and be current that it makes sense. i see what goes on behind the scenes. emily: that was kim kardashian west speaking about the hugely successful videogame, kim kardashian hollywood. the mobile game has been downloaded 33 million times and brought in $90 million. i even got a chance to snap a selfie with the queen of selfies. that was a little exciting for me. she was sweet and sharp in person. in this week's edition of wiring the world we focused on the future of fuel. the scientists may have found a breakthrough in ancient bacter
emily: we went all the way to new zealand to interview kim dotcom. he is currently awaiting an extradition hearing. that is set for september. he does face 88 years in prison -- in prison. you can see my full interview tonight, 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. on "studio 1.0." up next the queen of selfies , kim kardashian tells us what makes her videogame and $90 million smash. ♪ >> i'm pleasantly surprised at the success of the game. i see how hard the team works to update the...
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you can watch my full interview with kim dotcom on bloomberg.com.p next, to entrepreneurs -- two entrepreneurs working to break up the venture capital boys club, and where they are looking for the next big thing. that is next. ♪ emily: aspect ventures just raised its first investment fund, $150 million. it is one of the most high-profile vc firms in the valley run by women. in the old boys' club world of venture capital, women have a long way to go. last year, just 6% of vc partners were women, down from 10% in 1999. the issue was front and center this year when ellen pao sued her employer, kleiner perkins, for discrimination. a partner testified that it is too hard for women entrepreneurs to get funding, and that may be why there are very few female vc's. here with me to discuss is one of the founding partners of aspect ventures theresia gouw , and joyus founder sukhinder singh cassidy. thank you for being here. you have big news about this fund. how difficult was it to raise the money, and where do you plan to do it? theresia: we were fortunate. o
you can watch my full interview with kim dotcom on bloomberg.com.p next, to entrepreneurs -- two entrepreneurs working to break up the venture capital boys club, and where they are looking for the next big thing. that is next. ♪ emily: aspect ventures just raised its first investment fund, $150 million. it is one of the most high-profile vc firms in the valley run by women. in the old boys' club world of venture capital, women have a long way to go. last year, just 6% of vc partners were...
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.arget of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom. thanks for joining us
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.arget of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom. thanks for joining us
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.arget of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.arget of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.g kong to new zealand. now the target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom. thanks
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.g kong to new zealand. now the target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from auckland, new zealand, megaupload founder and self-proclaimed ruler of the kimpire, kim dotcom. thanks
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.he target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated as he awaits shows an extradition hearing to hear his fate. joining me on "studio 1.0," megaupload founder and
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has traveled the globe.he target of the biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated as he awaits shows an extradition hearing to hear his fate. joining me on "studio 1.0," megaupload founder and
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and we get a preview of emily chang's interview with kim dotcom. hat interview, -- preview of keeping up with kim kardashian, we have a preview of that interview, coming up. and with us now is richard dobbs, a co-author of a new book whichdinary disruption," points to global trade as one of the most significant issues facing the world to drain -- today. richard, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. this deal, which almost fell apart a few days ago, the president said this is going to be good for america. there is a huge chunk of the american population who does not believe this. trade has -- richard: always been good, think about your flatscreen tv, your three shirts for a dollar on walmart. by 2025, we will be at 4 billion consumers, people who are buying. the real question is, our american companies going to be selling to them a, or are german companies? betty: are they? richard: when we look at exports, the u.s. has done less well than other european companies -- countries. part of the challenge is, how can the u.s. step up and do thi
and we get a preview of emily chang's interview with kim dotcom. hat interview, -- preview of keeping up with kim kardashian, we have a preview of that interview, coming up. and with us now is richard dobbs, a co-author of a new book whichdinary disruption," points to global trade as one of the most significant issues facing the world to drain -- today. richard, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. this deal, which almost fell apart a few days ago, the president said this is...
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kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has trotted the globe.biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special
kim dotcom is known for his outrageous personality and has trotted the globe.biggest copyright case in history, accused of trafficking pirated movies and tv shows as he awaits an extradition hearing to decide his fate. joining me on this special