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this is ben rubin reporter for CNN i'm here at TechCrunch Disrupt in new york and i'm here with meerkats CEO dan Ruben so that's actually the other way around we switch we switch shirts I am Ben Fox Rubin from cnet and I'm daddy's the meerkat and it is the founder and CEO meerkat apparently I don't give me flowers is this is going to get really confusing so anyway I have a couple questions for you first of all been Ruben so you have an app that lets people live broadcast their smartphone videos it was a huge hit at South by Southwest first of all my first question is will you apologize to me the other ben rubin for getting so much attention using my name yes I'm apologizing that was easy all right i have another request for you do you agree to step down as CEO effective immediately uh-huh so people can stop you know confusing me for a notable tech entrepreneur would you take this job I could do you want a good job I'm more than happy to all right no problem this is this is going much better than I expected I know you're gonna say no to all this stuff okay okay how's this how's this will do this instead what have we become co-ceos okay kind of like the Olsen twins that's that's bad to the company I don't believe in co-ceo know you don't want to go together if you make it a go though maybe the job but you owned the responsibility well I don't know that I want to answer all those periscope questions maybe let your the copyright quiz where the copyright questions we'll see how's this why don't we agree to this why don't you change your name and I got a couple couple ideas for you and this is this is a tener boobing I don't wanna I don't want to insult you okay really but you have a terrible name I don't know that anybody's ever told you that it's just awful your parents insulted you when they gave you that name what is the really big occasion that happened to you I want to know I think I they're better off just switching names so i will consider you know so like love you let me give you some ideas okay Mel Gibson that's good that's okay i think magnificent I don't want to be man okay you don't want Mel Gibson I'll try another one Ashlee Simpson ashley is the last name I'm Ashley all right Ashley I am now here with meerkat CEO ashlee simpson ruben ashlee simpson proven meerkat CEO and i'm holding flowers by the way I guess I should've explained it i'm living flowers because then gave me flowers Eliza good flowers to do ben rubin in fact every time I'm going to meet Ben ruby in my life from now on I'm gonna give them I'm gonna hold you that I should do that it's a nice thing Jerry hey dude what's the probability that we gonna have the same name here's a bouquet you know like it flowered so apparently the nicest guy in tech ben rubin i'm here with him right now and thank you very much for talking to I thanks yeah