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MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. He invented the category of sponsored search. Too many entrepreneurs focus on dilution. Summary notes, as always, provide below.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

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APRIL 18, 2017

Ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week, we are chatting with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space. We are also launching beverages and coffee, two new categories, next month. There are so many more brands and competition. What's the idea behind SnackNation?

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APRIL 1, 2019

For this morning's interview, we had a chat with Eli Portnoy , the CEO and founder of Culver City-based Sense360 (www.sense360.com), Portnoy is a serial entrepreneur, having previously founded ThinkNear, a startup which went from the Techstars startup accelerator to an exit in only 14 months.

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MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs.

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JUNE 9, 2014

We then help push those videos through social media channels, and help them go viral. Is there a lot of competition for the rights to all of that content? Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have. In some cases there is competition, and there are other people trying to acquire a video.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Our interview this morning is with Lolita Carrico, founder of Gloss Network for Women (www.mygloss.com), an online network of sites focused on women. Those are our three biggest categories as far as sponsorship and readership. Is this competitive with Modern Mom? Lolita Carrico: I don't think it's competitive.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

We are constantly learning, doing research, and networking with other entrepreneurs, and people in our business who are the best at what they do. We have been smart about how to make investments in our business, and when we jump into a new category or vertical. We are students of our company, and of our business, and of our industry.

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