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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network?

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

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We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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You will learn about running board meetings, setting up the ultimate financial plan, leading a team from the top, dealing with the press, raising capital, etc. Being a CEO begets the network to be a CEO. There is often money to be made in finding places with under-valued IP. I saved my main point for last.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

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We can tell that they're using a voice-over-IP phone number or prepaid mobile phone, and we might not allow them to register because their experience is that a majority of their fraudulent activity comes from those type of phone numbers. That ended up as a $200 million sale to Microsoft. In 2011, we had two of our patents approved.

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

Both Sides of the Table

To the contrary – if you know how to sell your own work, can negotiate good rates, network well, keep consistent work and have a great reputation – it can be very rewarding. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively. I never built Google.

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4G Coming to LA and 6 New WiMAX Markets in 2010

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Here is the press release with more details: "On a path to equip an expected 120 million Americans by end of the year with a mobile Internet experience that is turbo-charged, Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced plans to bring 4G technology to several additional markets, including Los Angeles and Miami. About Sprint Nextel.