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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising.

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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. The State of Mobile 2021 report by App Annie goes in-depth into the consumer trends in mobile. Mobile adoption boomed in 2020 – $143 Billion Consumer Spend, 3.5 The “creator economy” will prosper in 2021.

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link]. Want Venture Capital Funding? The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link].

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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 stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found.

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boldstart ventures in 2014 – our ethos

BeyondVC

To date our messaging has been clear, but we also could not ignore the fact that companies like Plain Vanilla Games took off quickly and became known as the fastest growing mobile game in history. focus on the mobile, agile, and smart enterprise". The big trend in technology today is the growth of mobile.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. - We spoke briefly about why. Primarily targets SMBs.

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Bitesize Tuesday: Tracx, Innovid, Kenshoo, uTest and More Investment Rounds [recap]

VC Cafe

million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom. Previous investors including Longworth Venture Partners and Egan-Managed Capital also participated in the round, which brings the total funding of uTest to $20.8