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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

For example, YouTube took off rapidly because they timed some changes of Flash perfectly that allowed you to be able to watch video on the Internet with limited hassle. It takes screen writers, sound people, lighting, editing, costumes, direction, post-production and acting. And who’s going to produce all of this content?

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JUNE 12, 2013

It’s why long before you ever want press coverage you need to spend time actually helping journalists, respecting their profession, taking their calls (not having your PR department screen them) and knowing what interests them. Some practical examples. When I joined GRP Partners in 2007 I was offered a role as a General Partner.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. Sam in the perfect example. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. So I had a sense that I knew who he was.

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MAY 19, 2010

An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. Those companies are already going to be crushed by Skype’s new screen sharing capabilities. I don’t like the idea of taking on WebEx or GotoMeeting. File sharing? Enterprise collaboration?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Let me use LA as an example. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). Sure, but it will be different than the Bay Area ones. Los Angeles. I live in the city of Santa Monica.

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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). It’s also a great example of why transparency is so important.

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JUNE 9, 2010

He started targeting the ad by location and interest, and the number of potential people he was reaching began decreasing on screen (Facebook tells you dynamically). it’s a great example of a strong startup based on need, entrepreneur Joe Fernandez building something he wanted to use, and getting VC funding; and 3.)

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