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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Competitors: Knewton.

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A VC’s take on the Season 5 premier of Sharktank

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The product was introduced in 2006 and created a whole new category of easy to use video cameras. The founders did a terrible job of explaining what the product did and how it was differentiated, constantly falling back on calling it “social media” as though that would explain everything.

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Saturday, December 09, 2006. Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. ▼ 2006. (7). Cracking The Code. McKinsey highlight #1: the art of cost cutting or how to save 70m with a measuring spoon.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

2006) [iii]. MCM Capital ( case study ) is a rare example of a lower middle-market private equity fund with a proactive social media strategy. Take advantage of social media and emerging platforms such as AngelList. Corporate Financier, October 2006. [iv] Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. Latest Social Media News. Latest Media News. 12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets. Social Media Lists. Social Media. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Matt Gentile. July 10, 2012 09:40:07.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

AOL INC BUYS ISRAEL’S 5MIN MEDIA START UP FOR $65 MLN. “5min Media is the perfect complement to our powerful video capabilities&# – Tim Armstrong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL. the New York-based Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc., in August 2010. in August 2010.

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Is ?Data? a Business Model? ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The consumer web landscape has changed meaningfully since I wrote that in 2006. Let’s take a look at some examples: Twitter – I recently argued that Twitter is essentially a media company , despite their protestations to the contrary. But I still firmly believe the overall framework holds true.