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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. OK, that sounds like an interesting business, but nothing to write a freakin’ blog post about? Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. Mostly, I love writing. But the product is called textPlus, not textFree.

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Interview with Jennifer Sargent, HitFix

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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The Streamy Awards 2010: The Event and The Winners

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Before I start writing this review, I want to say how much I appreciate the web series' nominated for Streamy Awards. Here it is: March 28, 2009. Though edgy, it was entertaining. Best Branded Entertainment Web Series: Back on Topps ( Topps ). Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series: Wainy Days (David Wain).

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

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Reaching more than 27 million women monthly, BlogHer is the leading media company created by, for and with women in social media, with 2,500+ premium blog contributors, the world’s largest in-person events for bloggers, and an award-winning social hub at BlogHer.com. Sponsorship Opportunities for Events, and other channels.

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Its BlogWorld Time! Los Angeles Get Ready!

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Reaching more than 27 million women monthly, BlogHer is the leading media company created by, for and with women in social media, with 2,500+ premium blog contributors, the world’s largest in-person events for bloggers, and an award-winning social hub at BlogHer.com. Sponsorship Opportunities for Events, and other channels.

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An Afternoon with Rap Genius | Mahbod Moghadam (Co-Founder)

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Beginning with hip hop in 2009, they’ve since included different genre verticals into their model with rock, poetry, news, even bible. Wearing sunglasses on stage was for entertainment. Apple Business Culture Entertainment Entrepreneurship Funding Mobile Startups ilan zechory mahbod rap genius tom lehman'

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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A new group of investors have clustered around writing earlier-stage, smaller checks. If the company is moderately successful, growing and has great prospects for the future than a small liquidity event will help founders & venture capitalists to be aligned. We picked up activity aggressively in 2009. That’s awesome.