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Render Media: Creating A Digital Publisher In The Social Age

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million in funding, but ended up burning through it. There are lots of studies that show that friends who show each other content, are five times more likely to engage with the brand they have been introduced to, compared with a brand that was not recommended by friends. They raised something between $2.5 READ MORE>>.

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Why Most Online Video Companies Will Fail

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I live in LA and fund startups. So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed. So you can imagine that I see a lot of video startups. Most will fail.

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