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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley and Who Will Win.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

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Messenger : Thorsten von Eicken , RightScale’s Co-Founder and CTO, Chief Architect at Citrix Online (formerly Expertcity) and Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and UC Santa Barbara. Hiring is difficult no matter where you are. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Copyright © 2007-11 by J.

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Getting Your Head in the Game for Fund Raising

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Very, very few founders have an easy time despite what you read in the press. It’s the MOST important thing you need to do in fund raising — create a million excuses of why you need a little bit more time and have more stuff to show them. Never stop in the ink is dry on the contract and the money is in your bank account.

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