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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. Europe is roughly the same as the US. Not so fast.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me.

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9 Skills Marketers Need in the Age of AI

ConversionXL

HR GO , an HR recruitment firm, used Sentient Ascend , AI-powered conversion optimization technology, to test 1,080 designs on their site. They experienced over 153% more conversions, according to VP of Marketing for Sentient Technologies Jeremy Miller. According to Turner, you should stay curious about your data and technology.

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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

Duct Tape Marketing

Here’s what you’ll learn how to do: Use LinkedIn, and later other social networks like Twitter, to curate a list of high-value, warmly-connected prospects. We’re not shotgunning emails to the masses, and 150-300 per week is a list you can curate. Best lead generation talent : The Philippines and Eastern Europe. Open rates: 70%+.

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Viva Tel Aviv: Meet the 6 amazing startups launching at Techono.me today

The Next Web

Coming to you live from sunny Tel Aviv, where six carefully curated Israeli startups are having their big debut on stage at the Techono.me Mossad is a new location-based special operations game for iOS that makes clever use of modern smartphone technologies and augmented reality to marry fun gameplay with real-life activity and discovery.

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26 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Word That Could Represent Them and Their Business in 2021

Hearpreneur

I selected curate because it represents that I am the director of my museum which is my life and my business. Interesting to note that curate is based in the Latin word cura which means care. Curate served me in 2021 as a year that was full of unknown, anxiety, and stress. Thanks to Shokouh Hatch, everlur ! #3-