Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

We raised our first fund in summer 2012. By 2016, we had begun to specialize into a thesis-driven firm , focusing on businesses with potentially large network effects built around people and/or data. . However, most businesses are looking for network effects, so they are less of a differentiator than they were a decade ago.

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www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

26 September 2012. To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. And I believe, even at their scale, their ad load will need to further increase (along with their targeting abilities) in order to signficantly grow the business. Contact Me.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

by Sarah Lacy on February 26, 2012. But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. That’s the beauty of a great content business.

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