article thumbnail

Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The future of the Internet is video. The industry finally has one of their own at the helm of the largest YouTube network. hours of TV / day.

Video 320
article thumbnail

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The One Video Every Silicon Valley Investor Should Watch

Both Sides of the Table

From left to right above is Tristan Walker (founder of Walker & Co), Magic Johnson (successful NBA basketball player and successful business man – his two life goals), Beatriz Acevedo (founder of Mitu, the largest Latino digital media company) and Troy Carter (founder of Atom Factory and Cross Culture Ventures).

article thumbnail

5 Ways Tennis Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Online video service Pluto.TV started because the company founder was upset after he struggled to find new content for his daughter to watch on YouTube. Leading a company as a solo founder is a similar experience. I recently spoke with the founders of InfluenceLogic , a Phoenix-based software company.

Phoenix 256
article thumbnail

Two Weeks until "The Startup Way"

Startup Lessons Learned

“Mission critical reading.” -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Alliance and The Startup of You In just a few weeks, my new book, The Startup Way , will be available in print, digital, and audio formats. thestartupway to see the videos.

article thumbnail

A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

article thumbnail

Embracing Your Community as a Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

I have been evangelizing to founders for years to be more thoughtful about how startups update investors and run board meetings so I would be pretty hypocritical if I wasn’t willing to try and be more effective myself. In Los Angeles the venture community is very collaborative. So we planned a Technology Summit.

Community 150