Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. Dots is all about people.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

The one with Weiden & Kennedy was instrumental, because it gave us access to some of the largest brands in the world, who are already spending money advertising on all of these digital platforms. It''s always more productive to have people together in person, because of person-to-person interaction. Bryce Clemmer: To an extent.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We also talk about creating things specifically for the web, how to distribute on the web, and how to build a revenue stream aside from advertising revenue. Michael Tringe: I went to USC film school, and graduated with a MFA in film production. I cofounded the company with a partner of mine, and we went to film school together.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So what happens when production is reduced by 99% and distribution bends to infinity? Video production & distribution is becoming much more programatic. That would be like selling physical consumer products and deciding not to sell at Walmart. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. MSN & AOL.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

I kind of thought there was a similar opportunity you see in the video space with YouTube, Hulu, thePlatform all going after. Actually, from that, I just got lots of analogies with publishing geographic specific content. What's the next big thing for you? READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

We discuss advertising, Vidzey’s story, technology, business, interns, and entertainment. ” Article 1 discussed the digital revolution and how companies like Netflix and Hulu were taking over. Article 2 posed the question of “Where is advertising going in this new digital age?” FROM THE BEGINNING.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2012

There was an inkling of the changes to be when interactive TV services like NetFlix, Hulu and On Demand debuted as frenemies to traditional TV viewing. Platforms, in a sense, whether you use a large screen or smaller mobile screen — the product is essentially a mobile device,” said Wan. It is essentially a super large screen pad.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We're also looking, at the same time, at infrastructure--infrastructure software, which advertising agencies or marketers would use. There's lots of examples--iTunes, which is now a dominant player, opportunities like Hulu, which didn't exist until recently. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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Southern California Media Venture Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We're also looking, at the same time, at infrastructure--infrastructure software, which advertising agencies or marketers would use. There's lots of examples--iTunes, which is now a dominant player, opportunities like Hulu, which didn't exist until recently. What's your prior experience and how'd you get into this?

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Capital Southern California Media Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

All you have to do is want something like Hulu on your Facebook so you can watch “Lie to Me” and a slurry of other amazing shows and hit movies. It’s far too easy to find Spotify , Hulu , Whatever News Site, and other “fun” applications that exist in the Facebook ecosystem. The logic trail seems pretty straight forward to me.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu. Josh Yguado - President SGN. Over $5,000 In Giveaways!

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

It should be the next generation content/ entertainment portal that leverages millions of user profiles to more accurately provide data to advertisers on what is appealing to specific demographics. Work with the studios to have premium Hulu-ish content prominently branded and for sale. Movies – no website has more Hollywood DNA.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

That couldn’t happen without the advent of lower cost production & distribution. And as we know the book industry is moving fully electronic with the advent of the Kindle making the costs of production & distribution nearly zero. Netflix, Hulu & HBO Go are coming from the opposite direction – the Head End.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). Be extra productive. startup scene so hot. What makes L.A.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market. This potential merger is another example of media companies getting together in what seems like a monopolistic way that still might find itself as prey for market innovation of the future; like Hulu for example.

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Venture Capital Examples Startup Invest 277

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

The reason is that most people equate MCN with “YouTube aggregators” meaning people who sign up video creators, roll them up into a single content management system and then collect advertising revenue from YouTube. When we were acquired by Disney we had a product & engineering team of 55 people. And Vidme.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. From left to right I wrote in boxes: talent discovery, content development, production, post-production, distribution, & marketing. Many people are visual thinkers. That’s a shame.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Given how Apple’s products are normally delivered to near perfection it is likely to be a huge holiday hit this year. So many people are stuck in the mindset that YouTube is UGC (as defined as people uploading silly videos or watching Coke & Mentos explode) and that brands don’t want to advertise on UGC.

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