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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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Initially it was a UGC site that competed with sites like YouTube and Veoh. Why do you think Veoh didn’t succeed? (40:30 Mark and Richard go on to talk about platforms, timing, and simple reiterative product design. An example is Metacafe, a Highland Capital portfolio company. Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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How do I Really Feel About Anonymous Apps Like Secret?

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One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity.