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March Capital Backs Nifty Games In $3M Funding

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The startup--based in San Francisco--says it was founded by videogame industry veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat, and is focused on interactive entertainment and specifically sports videogames. He also was founder of Massive In-Game Advertising (acquired by Microsoft in 2006), among other firms.

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Interview with Robert Flynn, Aggregage

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That will primarily be focused on ad sponsorships, and selling advertising via lead generation, CPC, white papers, and so on, to generate revenue. Back in the early days of LA venture capital, I was first an associate of a fund, and then partner of a fund, Entertainment Media Venture Partners. Robert Flynn: Yes. plus range.

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Mindshare LA Brings the Power of “Play” to Santa Monica

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In 2006, Douglas Campbell started Mindshare LA out of the downtown art colony The Brewery. Advertising Culture Entertainment Events Gadgets Mindshare Mindshare LA Play Santa Monica' If you have suggestions for a Mindshare theme you would like to see or an experience you would like to create, let them know here.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. What’s your point of view on next generation video entertainment? (34:30 34:30 – 37:00).

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Interview with Bruno Uzzan, CEO of Total Immersion

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The first market is in brand advertising, where we're working with ad companies and clients to create solutions for shows and exhibitions where guests can interact with a brand. The second one is in the entertainment market. The first was in 2001, the second was in 2006, and we have two French VCs and one in the U.S.

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Student-Founded Fantasy Pollster Is Hoping To Pick The Next President

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Since we have released our product, and are now looking to acquire new users, this has proven to be extremely valuable for getting a high return from our advertising expenditures. While drafting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, federal lawmakers intentionally carved out an exception for businesses like ours.

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