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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Interesting that Booyah is led by a former game producer, Keith Lee, who formerly launched very large products for Blizzard Entertainment. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Jelli - I went on record saying that I wanted to invest and that I think this company will create a big success. I would also note that they claim 2.1

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Best Reads for Casual Friday: Big Tech Businesses Gets Political

Xconomy

Time to curl up in your cubicle, pop open one of these in-depth, entertaining reads, and catch up on some of what you missed during a busy week. You’ve made it to Friday. This week we’re taking a look at all the political stories that are coming out of the tech world.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

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Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate. Or perhaps you think Donald Trumps assessment that BuzzFeed is a “ Failing pile of garbage is correct?” Others are skeptical, “Ha! An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry.

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