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IP-Delivered TV: Are We There Yet?

Andrew Payne

I’ve always felt television, in the limit, will be delivered over IP. Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. The Mess That is Television (2012). The problem isn’t technology; it’s the business model. Browser Powered Television (2009).

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IP-Delivered TV: Are We There Yet?

Andrew Payne

I’ve always felt television, in the limit, will be delivered over IP. Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. The Mess That is Television (2012). The problem isn’t technology; it’s the business model. Browser Powered Television (2009).

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

" We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position.   Growth financing, for example. " We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   You can vary both valuation and term-sheet assumptions (in the gray boxes) to assess the impact on the values of the business. This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

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"God is in the details." Mies van der Rohe - Startups and angels.

Tim Keane

I think we thought that the good product guys could get away with it because the detail of good customer service was unimportant with strong IP. In another company, the finance manger decided to cancel the software maintenance fee for the company management system since the company never called the help desk. October 2012.

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Do Movies Even Matter Anymore?

Growthink Blog

The movie business of today is all "pre-sold" IP. billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. Toy Story 3? Karate Kid 3? Iron Man 2? Sex and The City 2? The A-Team? Has the U.S.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. Some suggest that “sustainable innovation” is part of a few things that investors look for in a business. Why do I do it?