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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. The more we dug the more confident we became (and so did every advisor we used). No brainer. We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers. Were they ambitious?

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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business

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When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested. It really started, because John is a clip show producer, and realized that the value was in the ownership of the IP. I began as an advisor, and then started spending a week, then two, then three.

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Interview with Justin and Dawn Newton, Netki

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Dawn Newton: As an example, when you go to Google.com, it is actually routing to an IP address. Behind the scenes, DNS technology is translating that Url to an IP address, so you don't have to worry about it. From NetZero, I went to Demand Media, where I was EVP of IT. What are your backgrounds?

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