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Interview with Tobi Bauckhage, Moviepilot

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Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases. Do you see a lot of competition from current US services? What is the idea behind Moviepilot?

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. They have to be sensitive to competitive dynamics, but, if you are in ad-tech, and WPP or Google is the best buyer for your company, why not spend some time with a VP at Google? READ MORE>>.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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So interacting with you in person is paramount. GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. The only way to get VCs to move is to make sure subtly that they feel a deal is or may become competitive. You need to create a sense of competition. They are buying YOU.

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