Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

It an era of social media and newsreaders titles matter a lot. So I need to stand out in two areas in which I compete for attention – social media and news readers. The three must reads for me daily are: The NY Times, TechMeme & Media Redefined. data has confirmed it and BuzzFeed has built an entire business around it!

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Could it be the large number of new companies? s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. For companies in the media, entertainment, or content business, there’s no better place to be. Is it the culture or community atmosphere?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. So I’ve spent the last few years checking out companies that are trying to solve for this problem. I decided to look up one branded company in the chocolate segment to get a sense for the magnitude of spend online.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. Facebook started with the biggest publishers in the game: BuzzFeed , Huffington Post , New York Times , Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/TB1GTGt9ss. Sound familiar?

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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

Geoff Campbell: My professional life has all been in digital media. That was all in digital media. So I''ve spent most of my time in digital media. I wanted to marry my digital media experience with my private life experience. One thing with AllSay, is it looke like Buzzfeed did in the early days.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This past year was also the year that startup boards also got more disciplined about containing burn rates and pushing for companies to be run more pragmatically. In case you’re keeping score at home — that’s approximately the size of 65 US seed-stage funds managed by one company. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.”

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MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. For all those who want to talk about the fragmentation of media and the models for journalism is in trouble; it’s actually not. Where do you think printed media is heading? Digital media? This is where Assignmint comes in.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

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FEBRUARY 8, 2015

“You can’t build a large online video company. You have to build a large online tech company that distributes video.” There’s a reason that Maker pulled away while most online video companies did not. Online technology company that distributes video. Most will fail. Here is an example.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. To be clear we will continue to see great infrastructure companies built and these will mostly come from Silicon Valley. All great communication companies.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

Mitu Network is the largest digital media company for Latinos in the US and also targeting Mexico and South America. The company that I invested in – Maker Studios – became the largest and covered video games, music, comedy, women’s life style, mom’s, animation and the like. AOL and the like.

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Company Companies Netflix Content 150

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FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210