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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. You can’t change media consumption patterns easily. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). hours of TV / day.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Read more: HP Press Release , VentureBeat on P&L Sponsor Todd Bradley , TechCrunch follow-up. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era.

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Why Google Fiber? Moat-widening Endeavor & Future of Computing.

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At the time of acquisition, the press primarily asserted that Google bought Motorola to help protect Android’s legal intellectual property in court. Although it wasn’t discussed very much in the media, vertical integration was a major motivator. ISP executives have publicly spoken about violating net neutrality.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian.

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Mark Suster’s Advice To Emerging Entrepreneurs – “Do Not Do, As I Have Done”

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We just knew that we were onto an idea that no one had thought of and we had better be in the press first because, of course, there is a first-mover advantage. ” Clearly, the right time to trumpet your product is when it can live up to the media hype. Getting press is sales. Flip Burgers. Number one is sales.

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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference

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Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. To comment on the rocky state of Bitcoin affairs in the last 30 days, does Dan believe we’re past the worst of a media firestorm? The ultimate plan?

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