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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear. Its show, the Danogs, has 4.5

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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At Sony, he didn’t feel like he could “steer the ship” and get his ideas heard so he left and started GUBA, GUBA had no seed funding. Entrepreneurs should also use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) Before GUBA, Thomas worked at Sony on the VAIO computer. What do you look for in a team? (0:34:00).

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