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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio (Lula) da Silva gave Israeli President Shimon Peres his final approval for a free trade agreement between Israel and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay). Brazil is Israel’s largest trade partner in Latin America. AMDOCS BUYS LEADING UK MOBILE COMPANY MX TELECOM.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

Laura Blue of LaunchLink PR corroborates Gerhardt’s message : It is during these times that brands need to be especially considerate about what and how they are communicating to customers, partners and stakeholders. This means more people behind a screen, which means more opportunity across distribution channels. recession in 2009.”.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? So I've been able to move to another location with my partner and another city, I should say. I'd also spent a year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Do we need more regulation in this area or less?

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. In 2004, Roo founded we:nited magazine – a youth politics magazine and website.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. Both myself and my business partner had just turned 30 and reached a point where we decided we didn’t want to work for someone else for the rest of our lives.

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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

“Mark, I’m an Associate Partner. The only person who could carry you on his budget is the lead partner, Cory Van Wolvelaere.&#. He was a senior partner, I was a peon. He had already sent a bunch of his staff on projects in Argentina & South Africa at super cheap rates just to keep his staff busy.

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