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So, do you have that entrepreneurial DNA?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? We tell the story that dad was offered the general store franchise in the brand-new park in Anaheim soon to be built by – you guessed it – Walt Disney.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?”

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce not to mention Disney, Warner, GM, P&G. And when the press releases and the attaboys wear off it still comes down to real work. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow.

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Do you have that entrepreneurial DNA?

Berkonomics

What drove my brother and me to perform, to risk so much, to skirt bankruptcy, to press on again and again? Email readers, continue here.] We tell the story that dad was offered the general store franchise in the brand new park in Anaheim soon to be built by Walt Disney. For us, I believe it was two important things.

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23 Startup Tips From Oprah Winfrey

InfoChachkie

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. As usual, the popular press has been quick to decry OWN a failure. This article previously appeared in Forbes. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. Share and Enjoy.

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Interview with Matthias Galica, ShareSquare

socalTECH

We recently completed a pilot with William Morris and Disney, around Hannah Montana, where we helped print QR codes for 10,000 CD stickers, 2500 posters, and digital signage. When you scan those codes, you're able to see a trailer on your handset, and get an email to download a deleted scene. There's lots of grassroot adoption.

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Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App

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This accelerated after I co-led the seed & A rounds at Maker Studios, which sold 3 years later for $1 billion to Disney. Second, videos that we do share end up in fragments across Facebook, Instagram, cloud services, email or text messages. As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps.

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