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Hollywood Web Television

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 -- Tubefilter's Hollywood Web Television Meetup brings together the most dynamic group of professionals in the online entertainment industry. This month we're screening web series submitted by YOU - members of the community! See [link] (more).

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Interview with Neville Spiteri, TheBlu

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Among those involved in TheBlu are Andy Jones (Avatar), Joichi Ito (MIT Media Lab), Scott Yara (EMC/Greenplum), Yair Landau (MK Capital, formerly of Sony Pictures Entertainment), among others. As a studio, we are building entertainment titles that capture that spirit. In 2009, I was convinced the time was right.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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

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Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. At JAMDAT he designed the most successful mobile games – (Bowling, Bejeweled Multiplayer & Solitaire) and knows what drives engagement on “the small screen.&# I have to love both – but it’s in that proportion.

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Dealflicks Help Theaters Fill Their Seats Last Minute

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Zachary Cancio (CTO, co-founder) Duke ECE/CS 2009. Everything from Skyfall in a packed auditorium on opening night to It’s a Wonderful Life on Netflix to Ponyo in an art house on a small screen. Built last business (sold cell phones and communications products) to $1.5M+ in revenues. 3rd Startup. We love movies.

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Why Online / Offline Mobile Integration is Going to be a Huge Business

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And which do you think is more likely to be effective on a small telephone-based screen – a tiny banner ad or a phone number that you click-to-call? 2) Harris Interactive IMShopping Poll (August 2009). (3) How do you think this is going to play out in the world of more smart phones, tablets and future mobile devices?

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Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown

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Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. When using the Handjob app , users must shake the app up and down or side to side and out pops a pre-screened job applicant. All presentations were of extremely high quality and teams did a killer job.