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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. To say that the tech elite were cynical of Hulu’s launch would be an understatement , but by the time it launched just a few months later it was getting great reviews.

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Why Meg Whitman is Betting on Quibi as“The Da Vinci Code of Content”

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Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) We would argue that our movies are world-class movies, just designed entirely for mobile.”

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There’s No Such Thing as an MCN. It’s a Figment of Your Imagination

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From the day after we sold the company until today I felt it was important that I not comment too much publicly about online video even though I continued to work actively in the sector and made five more investments. We had a studio and invested in content creation. Who came up with this term and why? We sold brand integration.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having Brand matters.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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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. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle).

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