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ZEFR Hits 1 Billion Monthly Views

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Paramount, MGM, Miramax, Columbia, and others, for online distribution. The company is venture backed by U.S. Venture Partners,MK Capital, Shasta Ventures, SoftTech VC, First Round Capital, Richmond Park Partners, among others. ZEFR's content is primarily distributed through YouTube. READ MORE>>.

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Fair Boosts Executive Team

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In a hint towards Fair's intentions, the company pointed out that Pierantoni also had served as VP of Finance at Cornerstone OnDemand (through its IPO), Chief Accounting Officer of Ticketmaster Entertainment, and also served at Paramount Pictures.

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Worlize Gets Funding For Social Gaming

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Worlize's founding team includes CEO Brian McKelvey, who has served at Paramount, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and Live Nation, and CFO Greg Diller, who has previously been at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), The Hollywood Reporter, and Cannon Pictures. The firm said it expects to launch into public beta in the fall. READ MORE>>.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

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You may think that passion and hard work are all you need, but I believe we all have unique strengths , and you need to recognize yours, and capitalize on them above all else, in order to get the advantage you need to win in business. In the business world, your ability to raise money is often paramount to your success.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. Of course much of it is conflicting. Executive Summary.

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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

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We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital. Why did you start LiquidStock rather than a more traditional venture fund? Greg Martin:I still have a venture firm, Archer Venture Capital, and continue to invest in later stage venture cpaital opportunities.

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Technicolor Backs Video Search Firm

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406 Ventures, Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures, Capitol Broadcasting and Cisco. Turner, The CW Network, Paramount, and Telepictures. -based Digitalsmiths said that it has closed on $12.5M in a funding round, led by Technicolor, and including prior investors.406 Technicolor has its U.S. operations in Hollywood. READ MORE>>.

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