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March 11: SXSW Innovation Awards

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The annual Interactive Festival awards program began in 1997 as the Texas Interactive Media Achievement Awards, and was re-named the SXSW Web Awards the following year. Due to popular demand, we offered a late entry period this season through November 18. Why are they called the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards?

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

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Warren Buffet, 1997. After all, in the year 2020, investors that had access to VC-backed IPOs, earned $206 million in average one-day gains for each of 165 separate offerings, for a total of $34B in one-day wealth transfers (including over-allotments). Last year, 2020, the AVERAGE IPO was underpriced by 47.9%!

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How Netflix Creates Immersive Experiences with Exceptional Design and UX

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Netflix began in 1997 as a video rental competitor to Blockbuster. The loss of live sports in H1 2020 contributed to further declines. With this shift has come an increased demand for “streaming originals,” which Netflix has dominated since 2012. in 2020 were produced by Netflix. The company added 15.77

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