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JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. what is the best channel to reach these people? -

Development Team Review 323

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

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. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube).

Networking 366

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JUNE 20, 2014

Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. And as my Media Redef feed this past week reminded me Hispanics over-index for watching movies and they share their movie experiences 26% more than non-Hispanics.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. if you don’t know how to supply and service the large channels where consumers want to purchase products.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I have a good friend who spent years building relationships with senior executives at media companies. But I pointed out that he would be up against competitors that had spend years building relationships with the big financial services companies (as well as channel partners) and he was going to have to start from scratch.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? So did the media. This is why many people are so excited by how much traffic they’re now generating from social media.

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

new arrivals plus library versus just library) or even create channels (i.e. should have come out early and say, “we lost the search war to Google but we still have a have a great media business and we’re going to focus on that.&# kids movies priced as a separate package). A note for industry. I argued ages ago that Yahoo!

Los Angeles 329

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JUNE 30, 2014

He has a long career in developing products and companies (such as Pogo, Excite@Home, Demand Media, The Daily Plate and now TasteMade) discussed much about his career choices and lessons. In the most recent episode, I interviewed Joe Perez , Founder of Tastemade. If you don’t know Joe, you should.

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JUNE 6, 2012

It was especially influential in my mind in thinking about media. At the simplest level you can think about markets in terms of the number of times media is consumed and/or purchased by people plotted against the total number of content of that media type that is available. Why is that? That was the only way.

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MAY 19, 2010

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. Current round: $8mm in Series B from RRE Ventures (Will Porteous)(lead), SoftBank, Hearst Interactive Media, SV Angel (Ron Conway), Founder Collective.Total raised: $11.5mm.

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MAY 4, 2013

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. I spent time on college campuses.

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MAY 10, 2014

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a few brands & media properties that I truly love and for which I have huge loyalty. Technology is disrupting all types of media and talk radio will be no exception. And of course there are virulent debates about whether publicly funded media should exist at all. Virgin America.

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MAY 4, 2013

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. I spent time on college campuses.

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Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

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MAY 24, 2016

Here’s an example of a recent Snapstorm on negotiations: https://medium.com/media/ecca992139dedfef9ac6dc1a6afe432e/href So for the people who still don’t get why I’d use Snapchat — in no particular order let me say: I enjoy doing it. It’s a quick, easy way to share advice to masses of people. where everybody else publishes. (I

Video 200

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JUNE 11, 2015

He’s been great at fostering online relationships through blogs and social media for years. I often try to follow product people at interesting companies who engage in social media. I began following him when I realized he was in product at Play Haven, who operated in a space that interested me.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

.” You have an “Elvis Presley like moment” where you realize the next generation is already consuming different media than our tastes might appreciate. Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. That is YouTube today. I think most arguments miss the mark.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. It was loaded on the channel of Hi I’m Rawn , a long-time YouTuber.

Video 380

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APRIL 1, 2014

As soon as TrueCar started growing at a phenomenal pace and dealers who understood it was an amazing channel to acquire customers (they only pay a fee if TrueCar sells a the car) a few dealers in every area started sucking up all of the sales. Even governments don’t like losing their monopoly – control of the media.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Cofounder 164

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APRIL 23, 2011

Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. Do you think the impact of social media is effecting Google’s search business? (42:00 6:00 – 7:30).

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JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You will not fundamentally change consumers media consumption habits. Over time if you produce compelling content you can package it up and repurpose it to distribute through other channels. The concise guide is here. My narrative has stayed pretty simple: People in the US watch 5.3 hours of TV per day. You know you want to.

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JUNE 28, 2011

That makes both of these amazing companies great channels for startups. The biggest media attention in our industry went to the so-called “super angels&# during the 2009/10 timeframe and while I don’t believe there is such thing as a super angel I believe that much media attention was deserved. Spawning of Micro VCs.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

My friend is very accomplished (much more than I) but he is relatively unknown in certain tech & digital media crowds. .” Finally, I mentioned the case of an angel investor friend of mine who had a very senior industry professional contact him on LinkedIn to try and raise $500,000. I seek out great entrepreneurs. End of story.

Cofounder 337

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 337

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors. The incumbents have expensive product features to maintain and often expensive sales channels. I am reminded about how dismissive traditionally television media is about YouTube – even to this day. About how Microsoft viewed Google Apps.

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JANUARY 24, 2015

But I see some people in our community who really only use Twitter to publish their media or have a one-way conversation or at best reply only to people they know. Every social media analytics platform, video platform with data or similar that I’ve seen show the same phenomenon. Channel your inner Gary V.

Networking 150

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APRIL 21, 2010

Assistly “Multi-channel customer support and management service&# – this is another industry I love and I specifically love the team at Assistly. companies need a “multi-channel&# customer support tool to become the Zappos of their industries. I spent a bunch of time with Co-founders Alex Bard and Gary Benitt.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Social Network Angel Investor Chad 265

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Twitter is the new CRM (customer relationship management) channel. Tags: Social Media social networking startup technology Twitter. I think we all know by now that a conversation is happening on Twitter and that this extends to talking about brands.

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MARCH 1, 2011

If you’re different the “normal channels&# of success will tell you “no&#. The media eats it up as they always need something to write about. Be unique, find free marketing opportunities and use social media to build your following. That’s broadcast not new media. Engage with your audience.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels.

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

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MAY 4, 2010

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. We talked about ReachLocal and how we think they’ll be a great channel for any software company wanting to sell online services to local businesses (they have a nationwide salesforce). We both agreed it was.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. I started to build this into a media & entertainment value chain that broke down the components of the industry into discrete parts. How does social media on Facebook & Twitter change things?

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

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APRIL 10, 2010

I articulated in a previous post that startups should not treat the iPhone as a business but rather as a channel. Tags: Social Media Tech Market Analysis. Actually, the latter could be a reasonable strategy for super technical entrepreneurs who can sustain themselves without big financing needs (see: Atebits, owner of Tweetie).

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

I’ve written extensively on the topic , but in a nutshell it is: an RSS reader, a chat room, instant messaging, a marketing channel, a customer service department and increasingly a data mine. Products like awe.sm (I’m an investor) will help you manage the efficacy of your social media marketing campaigns.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

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JANUARY 16, 2012

GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. That is best done through back channeling, where possible. Conventional wisdom says that you can only build big businesses in Silicon Valley so as a VC you need to be there. But of course that’s horse puckey.

Developer 366

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

. <Small plug> – I invested in an awesome company called … awe.sm … that is a performance tracking tool that let’s you measure efficacy of channels like this (email, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.) They’ve worked with a few small companies like Zynga, Playdom, GroupOn and TopSpin Media.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

But he didn’t have access to venture capital money, online marketing dollars, social media – this was the late 60’s / early 70’s. Like all startups you can’t be successful without a great product and Shep felt he had what the market wanted but he just needed to get noticed.

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