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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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And global. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4 And while Maker Studios has almost 50 engineers now, it isn’t the only MCN with tech chops. It’s a team of Stanford engineers with direct video distribution skills. Build a Global Business. But distribution is now unlimited. Time independent.

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

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The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. We are the largest textile and apparel center in the country and now we have a way to reach billions of people in this globally connected Internet.

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

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Which engineers dialed it in before a big release because it was during July 4th weekend? ” Who cut you in on their bonus because even though you’re “just an sales engineer” they know you really deserved more credit for this deal. You hire people who look good on paper. After 6 months – you know.

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Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

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They outlined the massive challenges with global populations set to double by the end of the century, whick means we need at least a 70 percent increase in food production to feed everyone. One of the first bets we made in Agtech was Grove started by two young, passionate engineers out of MIT – Gabe and Jamie.

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. billion deal to Disney. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012.

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When Should Technical Founders Become CEO?

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When Roger Ehrenberg & I agreed to fund Nick’s first institutional VC round we agreed it knowing that he was staying in the UK, that he was building out product & engineering in the UK and that he was the CEO of the company. He called this initiative VEDO and launched it quietly to some of our bigger customers.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

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I will soon announce a few fundings (not yet closed, sorry) and I’m beginning to help them think about how to ramp up their engineering teams. We are in a global economy and there are the new global warriors that do business across continents, across industry boundaries and with many different players.