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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3 The State of Mobile 2021 report by App Annie goes in-depth into the consumer trends in mobile. credit App Annie.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

And we wanted a head of global marketing. And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. It’s nice to finally not be in stealth mode! I was preparing to move back to the US from London after 11 years abroad. So there you have it.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless. Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

It's difficult not to include Steve Jobs at the top of that list; he established a brand in Apple that altered global habits and elevated the importance of design in our daily lives. Their firm wreaked havoc on the music (iPod), mobile phone (iPhone), and retailing industries (branded company stores). Photo Credit: Tiffany Payne.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue , in the Department of Global Studies & Geography at Hofstra University, observed that bubbles have four phases; stealth, awareness, mania and blow-off. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. We are seeing this bubble unfold by the book.

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FootTraffic Offers an API for Location-Based Offers

VC Cafe

Since we have the phone on us 24/7, most mobile applications can provide a better service to the user by requesting access to his location. In addition, e-commerce and daily deals have been breaking all-time records with a rise sharp of redemptions on the mobile. billion in 2011. ” So how will FootTraffic make money?

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Mari is now building a new venture in human-machine interaction within the Samsung accelerator, currently in stealth mode. At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. 475 of those have been formed in the last 5 years, according to Global Corporate Venturing.