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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

The ‘Just Chatting’ category remains the most popular on Twitch, and lockdown measures led to concerts, political events, as well as live shows all being hosted on the platform. Gaming is the new social. of US social network users) according to Falcon.io’s 2021 digital marketing trends.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke.

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Getting Back the Band Together for NextView’s Investment in BookBub

Genuine VC

days, we quickly learned the power of email in driving real consumer engagement and purchasing events. Back in those Web 1.0 Given the long working history of everyone involved, the trust and communication, which lay the foundation for success, are firmly in place.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. I have embedded below the deck from a recent Nexchange event on how PE and VC investors are using fintech in their investing process, co-organized with PEVCTech.com and some other partners. . We have a long way to go!

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Why Twitter is A Media Company ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

But all the peaks in usage occur during sporting events, celebrity awards shows, and breaking news. Twitter isn’t really a social network. But Twitter isn’t really a social network. In this sense Twitter’s real-time content is truly unparalleled in terms of not only reach but also depth.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Previously she was Co-Founder and CEO of SNAZZ, a cloud-based event management platform. At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate.

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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. I will be speaking on a related topic next week at an SVASE event in Palo Alto, " Founders vs. Investors - Are we all on the same page " Hope to see some of you there and promise I wont show up in my pajamas. ▼ 2010.