Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. I am an investor and advisor to one such “eyeballs” company. Microsoft paid $9.00 per registered user for Hotmail. AOL paid $40.00

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2019

Irvine-based esports league operator Allied Esports , and GameSpot , the online site focused on content around videogames which is part of CBS Interactive , said that they are in a sponsorship deal over a new, esports entertainment show.

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APRIL 20, 2017

According to the company, it is looking to avoid being direct competition with Periscope and Facebook live by including "locaiton-based social functions". READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

We caught up with Lee Essner , the President of Jukin Media, to learn more about how the company thinks it has figured out how to make a business round viral videos. We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The company says it offers up four types of unleaded fuel (87, 89, 91, 99) and diesel, and that its prices are "competitive to the gas stations in the area." The link also includes promotions with the LA Kings, including "Fan Fest" experiences, original content, social media, and digital campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

It only takes a little extra work to make it a professional document, with a cover page, table of contents, headings, and page numbers. Don’t try to impress constituents with technical terms, jargon, and acronyms.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Amazon is not the only company looking to make a business out of online film submissions: We dug up some of the other local competition in this space, mined from our database of startups , with brief details below: Amazon Studios. Have we missed other notable, film-competitions sites out there? Founder: Rick Parkhill.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. More and more customers today do their initial shopping on the Internet, and they won’t even believe you exist if you have no presence, or the content is stale. They won’t find you.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Break Media , which operates a network of male-centric content web sites, said today that it has linked with home entertainment system company Yoostar in a promotion. According to Break,it is teaming up with Yoostar for a special, featured channel on the site focused on the "Yoostar Casting Tour" competition.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm has acquired European company Euvision , a developer of image recognition software, according to Euvision today. Euvision''s technology automatically sorts photos based on their content, and was spun off from the University of Amsterdam. Euvision was one of the winners of Qualcomm''s annual QPrize competition.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In a world of digital video, whats the best way to distribute and monetize that streaming video content? San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company has already launched a beta version of its streaming service, Ficto , and yesterday announced a host of new shows that will appear on the app later this year. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles. Jemisin’s book is another feature in the Ficto slate.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. A new generation of content producer and video style has emerged that is distinctly different from what you see in TV.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. As I naturally get asked all the time why we invested in Company A or Company B, I thought I’d just put forth my thesis in writing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

It only takes a little extra work to make it a professional document, with a cover page, table of contents, headings, and page numbers. Don’t try to impress constituents with technical terms, jargon, and acronyms.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Game Design competition. The company also will be offering up a paid internship to winners. Deadline to apply for the competition and scholarship is March 29th. Sony said it will award $10,000 towards tuition or other educational expenses as part of its 2013 G.I.R.L. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Tongal offers up an online platform which helps brands, studios, and creators develop video content, including advertising and short films; the company says that it now has powered more than 1,000 campaigns. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M Lots of those businesses wanted to get display banners, but had no content to do so. in a seed funding round.

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JULY 29, 2015

Los Angeles-based crowdsourced content startup Tongal has linked up with Nokia , to promote the creation of a virtual reality film project through its program, the companies said today. The grand prize is one of Nokia's OZO virtual reality cameras. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

That’s how you brand yourself as an expert in your niche and make your company the one that others seek out and turn to. Of those, approximate 70% said they wouldn’t deal with a new company if it didn’t have a social media presence. Keep up with the competition. Increase customer leads and conversion. You need to be there.

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JULY 20, 2020

in a seed funding round, the company said late last week. The company is led by founder and CEO Travis Boatman. Carbonated focuses on developing "highly competitive" games for mobile devices, which are more in line with the hard core games found on consoles and PCs, rather than the more usual casual gaming market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2010

In the spirit of highlighting new startup opportunities, I think we need some new companies who can track down and remove unwanted content on the web. About one-third of the searches yielded content used to deny a job, the survey said. About one-third of the searches yielded content used to deny a job, the survey said.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Along with Greycroft Partners we were the first investors in Maker Studios 3 years ago when the company had no revenue and limited infrastructure. Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

I see that model changing today to one of team collaboration and decision making, per companies such as Amazon, Google, and Zoom. Modern companies like Amazon credit much of their growth and success to rewarding of change innovations, including failures. Discourage internal team competition and silos.

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JULY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we talked with Gina Callari , the COO of RelayCars (www.relaycars.com), a unit of a larger company called EVOX Images, which has developed virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) software which lets consumers view and experience automobiles using things like Magic Leap and even just smartphone.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We have invested in 13 companies out of our Fund 1 so far and are more bullish than ever on the amazing entrepreneurs we are meeting and the companies we are helping them build. A few of our portfolio companies are using AI (i.e. Since 2010, $6.3B

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Source: hibobbie.com The company also raised an impressive $70 million in funding in June to acquire the legacy pediatric nutrition brand Nature’s One, bringing its total kitty up to $142 million and helping to secure its competitive advantage in the industry going forward. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. Runway AI user interface.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Klarna CEO and founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the company has seen explosive growth in the U.S. While the company was profitable for its first 14 years of life, it has not been profitable the last two, according to Siemiatkowski, and that’s been by design.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. In fashion and shopping you have StyleHaul.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The spotlight this week is back on Tencent, which has made some interesting moves in gaming and content publishing. When it comes to making money, TiMi has from the outset been a strong proponent of game-as-a-service whereby it continues to pump out fresh content after the initial download.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2010

San Clemente-based Poptent , a firm which operates an online site which allows brands to source crowd-generated commercials, web videos, and other video content from users, has raised at least $3.0M Details on the funding have not been announced by the company. According to the filing, the firm has raised $3.0M

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

A stellar example is Blake Mycoskie , founder of shoe company Toms, who donates one-for-one a pair to dis-advantaged people in other countries, is never shy about sharing his personal stories of working directly in the field where the donated shoes are lifesavers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/20/2020.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Digital Summit Los Angeles is a premier digital strategies forum transforming the future of the digital commerce ecosystem – including Marketing, UX & Design, Search, Content, Mobile, and more.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. That is the quandary which entrepreneurs face today in building models for new companies around a web presence. AOL paid $40.00

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. According to the report, Calacanis is developing a property called Launch , which will focus on deep analysis of companies. AOL was the buyer of TechCrunch.

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JULY 11, 2012

The two things that are mostly lacking from people's investment experience are the lack of a wide network of people to refine investment ideas with, and the best available content about companies they are considering investing in. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web. READ MORE>>.

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