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Interview with Gabe Grifoni, Rufus Labs

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I actually spent a decade working in advertising and marketing. How did you go from marketing and advertising to a hardware startup? That CES was in 2013, and there wasn't a lot on the market at the time. Plus, we've hired a new CTO and CRO to help grow the tech and business side. That's a huge step.

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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. This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Distribution costs have, too.

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