Both Sides of the Table

article thumbnail

What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

Media 210
article thumbnail

Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. The team methodically worked on how to build a database of national vendors by business type, location, product type, hours, etc. [and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me].

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Why It’s OK to Show Your Anger

Both Sides of the Table

Use your blogs, use social media, use the TV media. His outrageous statements are so numerous and he adds so many new ones each week that the media simply focuses on the latest controversy rather than holding him accountable for the entirety of his past. Your moment is now, not after the equivalent of a BREXIT protest vote.

article thumbnail

HealthDataInsights Sells for $400 Million. Big Win for GRP Partners.

Both Sides of the Table

Our investments focus heavily on the financial services industry, digital media, mobile applications & infrastructure, SaaS / Cloud and retail innovation. note: some people note that Prequin is only one of several industry databases ranking companies. These are industries in which our partners have focused for the past 15-20 years.

Partner 285
article thumbnail

How Valence Aims to Provide Better Access and Funding for Black Founders & Executives

Both Sides of the Table

As Kobie says, he didn’t have a “magical database” of great Black talent, so he set out to build a solution not just for himself, but also for the community. not just the users, but also some pilot corporate partners who also believed in the mission and opportunity and who wanted to leverage and support this amazing database of talent.

Founder 314
article thumbnail

8 Startup Lessons You Could Learn from Gotham Gal

Both Sides of the Table

You need to keep your database in terms of connections and the people you know. Certainly if you look at eCommerce & social media – women are the ones using these products. On being a woman, becoming a mom & forming a sense of identity [20-45 ]. You need to keep your skills. You need to keep your relationships up.&#.

Startup 311
article thumbnail

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. 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.

Partner 240