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Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws.

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APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

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MARCH 23, 2015

Last week Fred Wilson and I sat down in Santa Monica for an hour+ discussion with the video cameras rolling. ” Here is a three-minute video with Fred answering this question. ” Here is a three-minute video with Fred answering this question. ” Fred and I had a long discussion about this in the video.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Users were outraged. “The Internet is free, you can’t make money off it! My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly

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MAY 19, 2016

We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this. In short, we’re after venture returns.

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APRIL 16, 2011

That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths. I think this video should serve as an inspiration to any young aspiring female entrepreneur (and male!) “The Internet saved my life.

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JULY 12, 2011

I think you’ll really enjoy this video , but as always I have summary notes for those with less time. He added that current Internet trends favor NYC, given the reliance on creativity, design, and the importance of consumers – all areas in which NYC excels.

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OCTOBER 19, 2014

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.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. So you tell me what the future of the Internet will be? You need to produce content for YouTube these days because that’s the lion share of online video consumption. The Internet is “smart pipes.”

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AUGUST 12, 2010

I always wanted to have Dan on This Week in VC with Dan Primack ( to see video click link ) because he’s blunt, honest, opinionated and well informed. There is an industry changing shift going on in the internet and mobile-based IT space for sure. That’s thanks to Dan Primack , founding editor.

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MARCH 30, 2010

We know that in early April Apple will deliver the iPad, which with a larger format may have an impact on the consumption of newspapers, magazines and videos. What worked on the tethered Internet will not necessarily dominate in the mobile world. Burstly aslo has iPad video ad support. This means that changes are afoot.

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JUNE 20, 2014

Yesterday MiTú Networks announced that Upfront Ventures led a $10 million financing in what is now the largest producer of Latino online videos – primarily driven through YouTube. If you want to build a strong online video business it almost certainly must make YouTube an important part of the strategy. So Why MiTú?

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APRIL 19, 2011

As internet crashed media became cheaper so they bought more and their tracking and analysis became really good so they did better. if you don't have experience with venture debt you might want to listen to this bit in the video - we talked a lot about how it works]. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If you have an hour to watch the TWiVC video of Seth I promise you won’t regret it. Before we filmed the segment we had the chance to chat over lunch over the direction of the Internet and how social was changing the fabric of the web. So some show notes if you’re a bit busy to watch the video.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

What excited me was that they had an immensely talented team that understood how to produce & distribute low-cost videos, initially via YouTube. But when you produce on Internet you can test your content in the same way that Silicon Valley firms test early versions of their software. Sure, you need to start with talent.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If YouTube really cares about dominating the future of Internet video it should take less because at 45% it will only encourage video producers to seek alternate distribution and will make it easier for competitors to emerge. YouTube is a video distributor, not your end business goal. Back to video.

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JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. Here’s my take: 1. Start at minute 50.30

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MAY 20, 2015

Anybody who reads the blog regularly will know that I’m long video. Between the US & Europe alone the video sector is worth around $500 billion. And TV / Film / Video Games / Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality and frankly the Internet will all merge. It’s why I have an online video show.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

It sort of reminds me of the new generation of innovation that is happening around user-controlled terrestrial & Internet station Jelli.]. The labels said he could do live streaming himself but they didn’t want him to stream any music or videos since ustream wasn’t paying them. We talked initially about ustream.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I have always loved watching videos there but always believed that any company controlled by a consortia of interests would be doomed in the long run – especially by established, large incumbents with an interest in protecting the past more than innovating the future. Boxee was created to give us this experience.

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MARCH 5, 2010

The classroom activities are recorded and the video is appended with comments from a remote coach. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. They cameras have the ability to show 360 degrees and can zoom closely. Ambitious goals.

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JULY 25, 2010

He covers this is the first 15 minutes or so of the video and he’s awesome to listen to (more than 25,000 people have listend to this video so far – mostly entrepreneurs ;-)). In the video I linked to above Farb talks about how he got Rob Lord on board at Grockit. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business. In the DVD world they could always limit you because you could only have a certain number of videos outstanding and any time. Incumbents can’t react. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it.

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MAY 19, 2013

In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%. Consider the case of LegalZoom, one of our cities great startups. The result? LegalZoom moved from Hollywood to Glendale.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

As an aside, if you want a sense of the GOAP Asia trip check out this wonderful 3 minutes video of Christine Lu. We have amazing large companies that are an important part of the future of the Internet such as Disney, Warner, Fox, Universal, etc. I promise you'll enjoy it. Another 3 minute version with Dave McClure on the same topic.

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MAY 30, 2013

He said he wanted to found this company (he had founded a previous company that sold for about $300 million) because he thought the Internet was a big idea. If you haven’t watched the video, please do. Dorrian created the videos solely to create awareness for the Nikola Tesla statue project as a public good.

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MARCH 11, 2014

I’ll try to publish some video from the event when we get a chance to edit some of it. They produced algorithms and systems that helped to personalize the Internet so that you have a unique experience when you visit individual websites. Maybe you noticed that the hometown hero ZEFR just raised $30 million for video tools ?

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JULY 13, 2013

Here is the link to the video interview. If you want a sneak peak on that it’s in the video or transcript. Below is an edited transcript if you prefer to video – easier to scan I guess. [00:00:06] By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet. Last month they turned the tables on me. Startup Advice'

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JUNE 22, 2011

But a certain amount gets lost in the headlines – especially when not everybody actually heard the video and knows the nuance of the message. The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Fair enough.

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APRIL 15, 2010

It kicked Google Video’s ass. You go onto the Internet and can control what people hear on terrestrial radio. It offers Internet radio targeted advertising and is growing really well. That said, Photobucket was a “crack filler&# that exited for $250 million to MySpace. So t hey bought it for a cool $1.65

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APRIL 20, 2011

But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced. I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years. I am simply blown away by his industry knowledge, contacts, detail orientation and hard work.

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APRIL 23, 2011

Here is the video link or click on the image above. In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Thank you. (if

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JUNE 9, 2013

The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. As I outlined in my talk, I believe the greatest Internet companies created over the past 15 years have been “deflationary” meaning they are driving down the prices or goods & services. What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

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APRIL 1, 2014

TrueCar is the first ever Internet service that tells you exactly how much other people in your area paid for the car you want to buy. So I really had to chuckle yesterday when I saw this YouTube video of Public Storage making fun of “cloud storage” as a concept. ” The next step is the industry tries to fight back.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

This 1-minute video shows exactly what Invoca does. 62% of adult US Internet users check or send email on a daily basis. The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. They have grown at a 200% CAGR over the past 4 years. THE FULL STORY. There are 2.9 billion by 2014.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I’m spending a lot of time looking at video production & distribution because I believe this will form a larger basis of the future Internet and I believe that Hollywood & television will face large, disruptive forces. I’m trying to pick themes that I think will map to macro trends over the next 5-10 years.

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JULY 1, 2010

I think I’ve now mastered how to make images clickable so in the future you *should* always be able to click on the TWiVC image above and go directly to the video. They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands.

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