Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROI). It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement provided to TechCrunch. He seemed doubtful that he would meet their demand to add a disclaimer about transphobia before Chapelle’s special.

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MARCH 15, 2014

.” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. I have thought a lot about anonymity over the years and actually have enjoyed debating the topic with those passionate about anonymity’s benefits because of course that’s how I learn.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. It's a great event.

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MAY 21, 2014

Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based Sidevision (www.sidevision.com) has developed a set of tools--aimed at content creators, multi-channel networks (MCNs), and others--to help connect online videos with e-commerce. What is Sidevision all about? Justin Wu: Last year, we talked to Media Camp about our idea, when it was at a much earlier stage.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

for about $200M to help fund program purchases, according to a report this morning from the Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the move comes as Hulu is looking to keep up with the big investments that competitors NetFlix and Amazon are making to obtain and create content for their own video streaming services.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s not about necessarily building something for a hardcore buyer today,” co-founder and CEO Alex Perelman told TechCrunch. “We Users can also view listings on a map, then click to see a video about the home. But before then, it would need to boost its content moderation capacities. It’s already secured $2.8

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. So they began signing up Spanish-language content producers in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and so forth. In fashion and shopping you have StyleHaul.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. This category encompasses a vast array of content, from emails and text documents to social media posts.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2019

Despite billions of dollars in investment, and a sustained marketing push from some of the biggest names in the technology industry, virtual reality still doesn’t register with most regular consumers. Hardware makers have invested billions to improve the technology, and they’d like that money to not go to waste.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Business success is all about meeting the needs of the modern buyer, who is more informed, has access to more choices, and is ever smarter about making purchasing decisions. Lead-stage content performance. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And I found from experience – after investing in many other entrepreneurial businesses over the years – that this stage typically occurs first at about twenty employees or $3 million in net revenues (or gross profit) for most any kind of company. In future weeks, we will dissect this $3 million-dollar phenomenon separately.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Now the city’s enterprise tech scene can claim a really big winner with Signal Sciences , the security monitoring and management company that is getting bought by Fastly , a provider of content delivery networking services, for $775 million. Signal Sciences secures $35 million investment to protect web apps.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

A few minutes away from downtown Atlanta, Collab Studio ATL describes itself as “a tech-based one-stop shop for content creators, HBCU students and young entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals.” The productivity at the studio is much better than the house for business and content.”. View this post on Instagram.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. And investing in content companies won’t return money! Watch out for an investment announcement from me here soon. For once content is becoming like selling clothes on Gilt Groupe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

Inbound (pull) marketing is all about convincing potential customers that they found you and have a relationship with you, rather than being accosted by your message at every turn. Your challenge is to provide credible content, sources, and assistance. Optimize your content for search engines to get attention.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. And yet, users rave about the service, and spend long durations of time on the site. How about charging by the bite (not byte)?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Think of a brand evangelist team online as people blogging about your product, or posting links to it in every forum. Develop viral content. It also means making the content appear omnipresent on the Web and in the marketplace, including dedicated video sites and blogs.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking. How did the new fund come about? Explain what kinds of investments TenOneTen makes or hopes to make? David Waxman: We''ve been making investments since the beginning of the year.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. “We’re looking more broadly at the issues around manipulated or faked content and how do you address that,” says Rojas.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults. Through this content, they may discover a field or a topic they haven’t had access to. All participants in the program will jointly participate in a revenue share on revenue generated from their content.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Phoenix communities are celebrating because JPMorgan Chase has made several local charitable investments to support underserved entrepreneurs and small businesses with the goal of creating jobs and spark a growing economy. Read more about the Phoenix startup ecosystem on TechCo. The post JPMorgan Chase Invests $2.2

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

Why You Need to Be Sure You’re Not the Sucker ” I talked about how VCs (or other investors) get deals sent to them and how to interpret a referral. I wrote here about the importance of proprietary dealflow . I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds. In my recent post “ Why Am I So Lucky?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

According to reports, about 25 employees are being laid off as a result of the shutdown of the service, which had offered up access to subscription content for $6 a month.

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JULY 11, 2012

Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. What is Stockr all about? Vinny Jindal: Stockr's mission is to help people invest better. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. But without a passion for what you do I am dubious about your chances for success. If I had to put a number on it I’d say 1 in 20 pitches – maybe 1 in 30 – are by an entrepreneur who comes across as truly passionate about her project.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4 Not so fast.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Confused about the myriad of incubators and accelerators in the Los Angeles area? A new infographic, released this week, has summarized some of the local startup incubators and accelerators in Los Angeles, plus detailed some of the terms of their investments in companies. We''ve reprinted it below. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility. Add content regularly. When you post to a blog multiple times each week, you content is constantly changing and growing. Leverage blog content. Anchor the blog in your domain name.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. We wanted to make the topics, information, and content relevant to people as they came into the ecosystem. What is Stackin'?

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AUGUST 12, 2014

to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business. For those not familiar with s Warner Media Camp, what is it all about? What attracted you about these particular companies?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

“It will be making investment decisions year round instead of twice a year. Our goal is to move away from the one-size-fits-all approach of the past, and towards delivering relevant content, based on each founders’ growth stage and needs, precisely when they’re ready for it.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. The long-term model will figure itself out over the next few weeks, but today, it’s all about the inaugural class and Jadon and his colleagues are extremely proud and excited about this group.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I began experimenting with time-of-day, number of Tweets, headline text, etc and learned a ton about usage patterns of Twitter and I even invested in a social media analytics company called Awe.sm, an influencer network called Adly and a data firehose company called Datasift (who now powers the Facebook Topics feed). Think about that.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2014

We caught up with Josh to learn more about the history of Slickdeals, and how he and his team got involved. Talk about Slickdeals and what it is all about? The really amazing this, is those deals are all user generated content, from our users finding the best deals on the Internet. It''s amazing.

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