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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? What do these new realities mean for the content creators of new media and for traditional studios, filmmakers, producers, and distributors? Nothing is more important to U.S.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Worry about the sales results.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Austin has been one the fastest growing cities in the country for the past 20 years that I’ve been here, but it feels like COVID-19 and California wildfires broke the floodgates already under pressure from high taxes and expensive real estate in landlocked coastal cities. How do you meet them?

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?

Steve Blank

We were sitting in the conference room of a large well-respected media firm when their CEO breezed in to give us an overview of who they were and how forward thinking their firm was. It was, as he explained, the sum of their strategy and strategic thinking for online media. Are those my initials on the slide? Fast forward nine months.

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Coffee With Startups

Steve Blank

Do you know have they distribute their product? weeks ago, positioning it as a tool designed to help small businesses effectively manage their social media efforts. Me – “Have you used Company x’s product? Do you know how they create demand? Do you know how many units they are selling? Do you know the archetype of their customers?

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Do Movies Even Matter Anymore?

Growthink Blog

NEW media has become the home of innovation and imagination. Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. in History from UCLA.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. Sir Martin Sorrel , the founder of WPP (the worlds largest media organization), recently said he went to Tech Punta in Montevideo instead of the CES in Las Vegas. The top down era of one size fits all.

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