Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Google had no clue that they were going to make so much money in sponsored search. Seemic (now a Twitter client) was originally a video blogging platform. They came to me 2 years ago with their company, GumGum , and were trying to raise an A round of capital. We all know Flip Video cameras by Pure Digital. I could go on and on.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Startup Google Yammer 291

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. Buying Google keywords will be popular and expensive. Photos…the final frontier.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Type “personal financial management&# into Google. They achieved all of this before they raised even a penny of venture capital.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373