Hunter Walker

APRIL 18, 2013

Many of the video curation/discovery startups were based on two hypotheses: 1. Here’s why: Verticalized content needs context not just collections. Horizontal content needs to solve search not just browse or curation. 99 per month subscription service to deliver a handful of curated YouTube videos to you each day.

Video 116

Video Curation Startup Metadata 116

pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

But it’s possible that as the secret sauce of new media swings farther from disruptive technology and business models to a focus on curated and quality content, it’s the older entrepreneurs who are in the pole position. But old ones can be creative also, but young ones cannot be experienced. 2:1 to old folks. Mama411 (@Mama411_).

Entrepreneur 45

Entrepreneur San Francisco Silicon Valley Technical Review 45

The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Club W: service that provides curated, personalized wine subscription. LaunchGram: aggregate news service about products and launches coming soon in verticals such as movies, electronics, video games, and cars. Privy: online advertising for small/medium-sized businesses.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

There are, of course, other companies which make scads of money from carefully curated email lists. You might have heard the old advertising saw that someone needs to hear about your brand seven times before they buy. I keep a list of my best work curated. I suggest this curated collection of the best work from this blog.

Email 54

Email Software Review Software Campaign 54

Genuine VC

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The new system will also help determine how much freelancers get paid, as it predicts how much marketers might pay to advertise on a particular article.” And this strategy of building a series of publications around vertical topics plays right into this movement. Disparate brands for consumers with a single brand for advertisers.

Arkansas 100

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Genuine VC

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The new system will also help determine how much freelancers get paid, as it predicts how much marketers might pay to advertise on a particular article.” And this strategy of building a series of publications around vertical topics plays right into this movement. Disparate brands for consumers with a single brand for advertisers.

Arkansas 100

Arkansas Algorithm Advertising Audience 100

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 24, 2018

Wondery’s founder and CEO, Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Fox International Channels, focused the platform’s programming on entertainment, true crime, audio drama, personal growth, business, and the home/family verticals. Within two days, I came up with a short list, among which “Wondery” (“the factory of Wonder”) was my favorite.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Advertising Curation Vertical 54

Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

GuruStorms is a new brainstorming site that offers a unique crowdsourcing solution: a curated crowd of gurus that represent the world’s best and brightest online experts. Q: Give us the elevator pitch that you gave at SXSW Accelerator? Q: What brought about the rebranding and relaunch?

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Elevator Pitch Curation Vertical Bootstrapping 63

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 15, 2014

There is no doubt that mobile search will surpass desktop search this year and be the primary vertical marketers and small business owners must focus their time. They have our cross device personalized history, manually curated search cards, and real time information. The major question is what will mobile search look like.

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Search Mobile Marketing United States 78

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Unlike other forms of advertising that are much more obtrusive, consumers opt-in to see influencers’ content by following their channels. Whether you’re trying something new or planning to attack a more saturated vertical like beauty or fashion, if you don’t love what you’re doing, you’ll lose your motivation to keep creating.

Software 60

Software Marketing Entrepreneur North America 60

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

This execution was actually presented in the board room by executives who thought it was a genuine advertisement by them. A local example was the Greenhouse pop up restaurant in Melbourne by Joost Baker – Which included vertical gardens and large amounts of material re-purposing. Cities are now becoming vertical again.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Like the ability to spend X dollars on advertising and gain Y dollars in revenue or something like that. And if you did make one that was kind of like these three, in that vertical, you’d be awesome. So you’re going to need another engine. You’re going to need something else that you can effect to change that.

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Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 6, 2011

Lisa Marino of RockYou , a leading developer of social games and advertising solutions for social media, is focused on building a great team with more gaming DNA to improve the quality of the games it publishes: Make RockYou the place talent wants to be. Improve the product. Internalize culture and values.

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Startup Stealth Lean Cofounder 60

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In a single sentence, underwear company Stance make it explicitly clear who their audience is (“the fashion curator with street appeal”) and the benefits they’ll get by wearing their socks (sophistication). Nail down your marketing goals for each campaign so the algorithm can push your Facebook advertising toward the right objectives.

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VC Cafe

MAY 21, 2024

AI Agents and Vertical Opportunities AI agents represent a prime example of application-layer innovation. Instead of competing with established players like Microsoft in the B2B space or Meta and Google in advertising, startups can explore other verticals where AI can add significant value. AI-driven games and virtual worlds.

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Generative AI ChatGPT Vertical B2B 97

A Crowded Space

JULY 24, 2014

Startups are attacking just about every vertical. Lots more individual providers advertise their services on Care.com, Craigslist or any other local services directory. However, I’ve been surprised to see one industry where there hasn’t been much startup activity. It is an $84B industry in the US. .

Disintermediation 79

Disintermediation Acquisition Curation Vertical 79