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Getting to Know Maker Studios

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A year ago I invested, along with Dana Settle at Greycroft Partners , in a startup company called Maker Studios. For one, the consumer-driven startup world has become immensely hits driven. Sure, you need to start with talent. Maker Studios is the ultimate “lean startup.” Sound familiar? More on this soon.

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A Surprising Entrepreneurial Journey To The Pinnacle Of Hollywood

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In John''s words, "This van pulls up, it''s the opening band. These guys (then) roll out of the van and start setting up their gear and I go, ''OK. According to John, "I started looking at the talent agencies and. If you haven''t watched the video yet, stop now and start the video at 5:45.

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I Only Have 7 Trips Left. On Managing Work / Life Balance, Love & Family

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So for the past 7 years we have ramped up the amount of sibling, cousin, grandparent, extended family time we could and we have loved every minute of this. I started thinking about “how many Thanksgivings, July 4ths or holidays we really had all together” and when you do the math it is daunting. It’s on you, Carson.

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