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How Epoxy Is Helping Content Creators Make Their Video More Social

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We spoke with co-founders Juan Bruce and Jason Ahmad about Epoxy''s mission, its roots from projects at Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr., What''s your background, why did you start the company? One of our small clients there was Team Downey, the production firm of Robert Downey Jr.,

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. And with mobile you even have the ability to message your users when new content is released which leads to much higher consumptions rates. Technology is Critical.

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Why Sidevision Is Tying Content, E-Commerce Together, with Justin Wu

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We recently spoke with co-founder and CEO, Justin Wu to learn more about the company, which so far has received a small seed funding from Warner Bros. as part of that company''s Warner Media Camp accelerator. This year, after working with Team Downey, and several other accelerators, our idea became more developed.

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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

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She was leaving IAC to start a company. Heck, I even had Robert Downey, Jr. At one point she actually reached into her pocket and allocated some of her personal shares in the company to be sure that the people who advised her up to this point had enough advisory stock – she felt they had contributed to her success to date.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Dana Settle (Greycroft) & I had led the first round of investment in the company in 2010 and we were looking for smart media investors to join us as investors in the company.

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LA TECH SUMMIT Celebrates Los Angeles’s Phenomenal Growth

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Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti , Snapchat influencer Jake Paul (fresh off his 60 Minutes appearance), Loot Crate cofounder Chris Davis (whose company just topped the Inc 5000), and early Snapchat & Riot Games / SF-based investor Peter Lasky. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.