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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

In a press release The Disney Accelerator highlights the success of Sphero and announced: “They have a multi-property lineup for this year including the App-enabled Ultimate Lightning McQueen, the voice interactive Spider-Man, and more.”. “And

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Why A Cellular Carrier Did Not Buy Skype - Watching A Big Dumb Company Fail In Real Time

InfoChachkie

Some of these capabilities are finally entering the market, primarily introduced by non-telecom entrants like Google and Apple, such as: visual voicemail, screening voicemail messages and immediately connecting you to callers with whom you wish to speak, and displaying caller ID on your television. I doubt it. Sadly, I was right.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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I know this category has gotten a lot of press. At JAMDAT he designed the most successful mobile games – (Bowling, Bejeweled Multiplayer & Solitaire) and knows what drives engagement on “the small screen.&# We immediately decided we wanted to work with them and started a full-court press to invest.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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There are now a second generation of entrepreneurs and companies that have learned from their last successes and are producing great new companies like TopSpin Media , Sometrics and GumGum. My favorite Rogers line was, “musicians of the future will be entrepreneurs and not employees [of labels].”

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REVIEW | Un-Realistic TV: “Start-ups: Silicon Valley”

Tech Zulu Event

The final episode of Bravo’s Start-ups: Silicon Valley aired recently, wrapping up an 8-episode run of what could be considered the most bizarre depiction of entrepreneurs and start-ups to date. How many entrepreneurs do you know who would throw a wild party the night before meeting a prominent angel investor? What was that ?

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REACH Connected Future: Gaming Recap

Tech Zulu Event

From investments and business, Robin Kaminsky , Entrepreneur in Residence at Rustin Canyon Partners, and former EVP of Publishing at Activision. They involve themselves in building games that require physical interaction – to keep peoples’ eyes on each other, not a screen. But that’s not what they do.

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