Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. Just as in this post, I thought about the structure before letting the words flow out of my head and on to the screen.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Summary of Topics. The company hopes to prepare advertisers for varying screen sizes. Some quick numbers: In 2013, $100M was invested into Bitcoin-related ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Summary Version. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka. I didn’t end up investing but I always loved the concept. And to those who keep telling me that the CPMs are too low to make a business please stop thinking about two-way entertainment in only CPM terms. 200 million views.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

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). Jason’s cutting wit and insightful commentary made for entertaining listening on topics ranging from the Microsoft / Yahoo!

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