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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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Intellectual Property

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On July 19th, you wont want to miss this RARE opportunity to hear two foremost legal experts on Intellectual Property rights, protection and risks  and what you need to do to keep your IP safe! Regardless of what industry you are in, you need to understand the complex laws and processes to carefully protect your competitive edge.

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(www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. Don't miss it!

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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We could talk with customers, meet the entire management team, review financial plans, review customer purchasing cohorts, evaluate the competition, etc. 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal.

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How FreedomPop's Free Wireless Internet is Disrupting Telecom

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If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. What's critical, is we don't run a network, install antennas, or build up a network. Instead, we use the Internet model.

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How Catalog Is Helping SMBs Compete Against Big Brands

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We caught up with Catalog's co-founder and CEO Patrick Ip , along with co-founder Jacobo Lumbreras , to learn more about the startup. Patrick Ip: My background is I spent the last three years at Google, working on advertiser retention for small and medium businesses. Patrick Ip: I was in San Francisco for the last five years at Google.

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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

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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. All of those revolve around the central thesis that you have to own your own IP. more) READ MORE>>.

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