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AUGUST 9, 2017

According to Docupace, it has named James Caulkins as Chief Revenue Officer, and Rickey Bijlani as Director of Marketing. Bijlani was previously Product Marketing Manager at Cornerstone OnDemand, and also served at DAQRI and The Walt Disney Co.

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MAY 12, 2020

. “It’s an app that’s been in the market for eight years — and it’s feature complete, which is what you would expect in the podcast category.” Typically production cycles are driven by the rhythms of Google Play and Apple’s app stores. .

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We caught up with M-GO''s CEO, John Batter , to hear about where M-GO fits into the streaming media market. I personally come from DreamWorks, and was President of Production previous to taking the opportunity to come run M-GO. We''ve gone out and got content deals with all the major studios, with the exception of Disney and ABC.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Weinrot was previously Chief Marketing Officer and Divisional President for Shopzilla/Bizrate, where he had been for over 14 years. Weinrot also previously has served at such companies as CarsDirect, DIsney Online, and BonusMail (MyPoints).

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Cinedigm said that he will be responsible for production, technology, business development, sales, and marketing at the company. SHerlock was previously president of Baseline, and also served at The Walt Disney Company, where he was Vice President and General Manager of Movies.com.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Fandango said the new unit will create innovative moviegoing products and services, focused on such areas as location-based services, social commerce, augmented and virtual reality, interactive video, and personalization, among others. Fandango said it hopes to release the first products from the FandangoLabs efforts in 2016.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Oversee.net , the online marketing and domain monetization company, is bolstering its focus on mobile apps today, saying that it has hired a new General Manager of Mobile Solutions. The company said it hired Min L. Chan reports to CEO Debra Domeyer.

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MARCH 24, 2014

It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. Disney Acquires Maker Studios f0r $500 million and with earn-out potentially up to $950 million. 5 years ago. AOL Acquires Gravity for $90 million.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software announced this morning that it has acquired BiTKOO , a developer of authorization and entitlement management for the enterprise IT market. Grinstein and Kotler were both previously on the IT side at Walt Disney Company, where they developed the technology behind BiTKOO's products. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?” Who wouldn’t want to emulate the extreme success of Walt Disney for the next 50 years? The Walt Disney Corporation. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures' Watch this space. (as

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MAY 8, 2016

They had a new company in mind and they posed a question to me “If Walt Disney were to try and build a movie studio from scratch today — how would he do it?” It started with a series of books and is now a multi-billion dollar franchise with products, theme parks and games. I took the bait.

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MARCH 1, 2013

However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. That results in a drastically lower marketing and PA budget for the film. That's a massive amount of money to spend on marketing.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Microsoft’s success is proof that the best technology is not required in order to dominate a market. I am not suggesting you spurn product excellence. Frugal Is As Frugal Does. "Instead

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Amazon has razor thin profits compared to their revenue but Bezos doesn't care he just wants growth and world domination and has a market cap of $763B. The biggest news was the continued bullish market now coming on ten years even though historical cycles show markets don't usually last more than 7-8 years. On Demand).

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MARCH 27, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Dominate Your Home Market Before Going Global. Once the UK market was fully penetrated, they began touring the major cities of Europe.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Mullen joins the firm from The Nickelodeon Kids & Family Group, where he was VP Sales and Marketing. KidZui also said that it will provide parents with reports on kids interests--as well as links to relevant promotions and product information--based on when kids "like" content. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Mark Zuckerberg. Innovation is commonly associated with either the introduction of new products or new features added to existing products. Such innovations are often focused on making products stronger, faster, smaller, lighter and cheaper.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Michael Dell. By always thinking like a newcomer, you can avoid the Innovator's Dilemma, in which the market leader eventually loses a new, disruptive solution. The value of a startup's products must be obvious and easily accessed.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Verizon , Monster Products , MerchLabs , HIRED , Instart Logic , Zeel , Shootly , Move Loot , Microsoft , American Laser Company , Zirx , DoorDash , Drizly. Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. Started Disney Interactive Labs. We thank you! Health & Wellness: Green Way Labs.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

Wolpert is also a longtime angel investor in Southern California's technology industry, helping to run technology accelerator Amplify, investing in countless startups, working with Accel Partners, and having been Chief Strategy Officer of RealNetworks, President of Disney Online, among other positions. Certainly was enough to keep us busy.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

Wolpert is also a longtime angel investor in Southern California's technology industry, helping to run technology accelerator Amplify, investing in countless startups, working with Accel Partners, and having been Chief Strategy Officer of RealNetworks, President of Disney Online, among other positions. Certainly was enough to keep us busy.

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JUNE 30, 2016

He's now hard at work at a new company, Kaleo, which is tackling the enterprise, knowledge sharing market�and already has an impressive list of Fortune 500 customers. We're trying to save companies money, and increase the productivity of employees. The idea of waiting, asking, and waiting for answers is gone.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Many companies try to recover with more advertising and rebranding, and discover that these strategies don’t work well in today’s market. I recommend creating new services and products for existing customers. Mass-produced products aren’t on anyone’s wish list anymore. Offer affordable personalization without a premium.

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MAY 19, 2013

The confidence, energy, passion and humor that are hallmarks of Jonathan became muted in the pressures of needing to show financial successes to match one’s enormous product vision and ambitions. It is what he set out to build and he had huge initial success in landing big clients like Disney, Zynga, Gilt and TopSpin.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

These innovative products ranged from digital comic books to sports data analysis. The afternoon began with a fireside chat with Albert Cheng, the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Digital Media at Disney/ABC Television Group. Startup Pitch Competition. The event ended with three final panels.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Dell. In today’s digital market, emerging entertainers cannot rely on business professionals to position, market and distribute their “products.” Image source: americanistadechiapas.

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APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce not to mention Disney, Warner, GM, P&G. You have to decide how hard to help with downstream marketing for your deals. Co-founder discontent.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. You want to get yourself to a position where you can do what you want to do&# (Chamillionaire).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. They point out perceived market risks, they might question the management team’s experience, they might worry about regulatory risk or incumbent competitive powers.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

I think NFTs are just a very new misunderstood market, and I feel that it’s really hard to step back and explain it,” said Megan Manzano, a literary agent working with young adult authors who voiced concerns about Realms of Ruin on Twitter. By 2008, FanLib was sold to Disney , which shut the site down soon after.

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MAY 7, 2013

Production costs have fallen more than 90%. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. billion deal to Disney. Los Angeles Tech Market Analysis' They read less than 30 minutes. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. The future of the Internet is video.

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DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. Market stage is everything. So we went for it.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. As part of their job search efforts, one of the station’s producers created a montage tape of their work and sent it to a number of major-market stations, including WLS in Chicago.

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MAY 16, 2016

DISNEY Reports $147M Loss, Shuts Down Video Game Division ( link ). CORNERSTONE ON DEMAND Launches New Products ( link ). THRIVE MARKET Featured on CBS This Morning ( link ). FULLSCREEN Rebrands, Reorgs into 3 Divisions ( link ). OMG YOUTUBE WTFWOW : 2B Vids, 3T Views, 400M Years ( link ). CARGOMATIC CEO Steps Down ( link ).

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. In 1991, Marks and a partner transformed ailing video game giant Activision into a $14B market cap video game industry leader.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

Brad Brooks: The biggest news from TigerText this year is that we're evolving from what was a pure secure messaging product to a comprehensive clinical communications platform. What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year?

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