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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

TechCrunch LA

“ We were targeted to a small number of very premier customers. Instead of relying on incumbent distribution platforms, customers control the audience relationship directly and maximize engagement and monetization in a way that fits with their brand objectives.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

So then when I wanted to go into venture capital, they said, “You can’t do that, you need to be in EIR.” If you want to be the marketing person or you want to be perceived as a businessperson or a VC or technical person or whatever you want to be perceived, people will always define you.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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