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Silicon Beach Report Jan 23: Esports One Raises $3 Million to Help Viewers Make Sense of E-sports Competitions

L.A. Business Journal

Esports One raises $3 million to help viewers make sense of e-sports competitions; Snapchat to let users share content on other social networks; and Boring Co. pitches Culver City Council on tunneling plan.

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Silicon Beach Report May 5: SpaceX to Relaunch Second Used Rocket in June

L.A. Business Journal

SpaceX to relaunch second used rocket in June, Ellen DeGeneres adds show to YouTube, and agencies say Snapchat self-service feature will make it competitive with Facebook.

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Peepla Launches Live Streaming Service

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Los Angeles-based Peepla announced a new, mobile live streaming app, available on iOS or Android, similar to Facebook Live, Instagram Live or Snapchat. According to the company, it is looking to avoid being direct competition with Periscope and Facebook live by including "locaiton-based social functions".

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Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit

Both Sides of the Table

Digital advertising spend is projected to grow 25% this year to $191 billion, and Google (69%), Facebook (59%), Snapchat (116%) and Twitter (87%) all just reported rapid growth in their year over year advertising revenues. no surprise?—?that’s that’s where the customers are. For these companies, it looks like a rosy picture.

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

They are going to Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Snapchat. by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. That won’t build any competitive advantage. When the glass is only.04% 04% full, you should start looking for a new container. Where are the young social media users going?

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

Both Sides of the Table

It’s not just Snapchat, although there’s that. See in the end, in LA VC firms are far more collaborative than competitive. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Don’t we know it. We love LA!

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. But some of you will surely say “What about Facebook and Snapchat, who focused on growth first and are clearly successful?” Even the popular Snapchat is still struggling to generate revenue and profit.

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