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The Case for In-Stream Advertising

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of whether in-stream advertising has heated up. Let me lay out my defense of In-Stream Advertising because I believe the topic is really important. People feel angst about advertising in any form – I feel the same feeling about advertising as most consumers. I feel it’s a necessary evil.

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. Examples include the current rise of native advertising and the fundamental platform shift to mobile. As we look to continue to build out portfolio, we encourage you to subscribe to The View From Seed to keep in touch.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

It’s also worth noting as data would suggest from this SVB venture funding report, lower costs to build tech & operate businesses implies the possibility of lower loss ratios in portfolios. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

You’ll notice that Harvard lost 30% of the entire value of its portfolio. He then profiled his portfolio company FourSquare who started with a very small investment. So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed.

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

Google is focused on expanding its already broad reach into the advertising market by increasing the span and coverage of its digital and mobile platforms, and the company’s 4Q14 results highlight how the company’s efforts to buttress its core services is paying off: Google’s revenue and gross profit climbed 15.3% billion and generated $4.1

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50 Great Ways To Use QR Codes In The College Classroom

YoungUpstarts

Advertise new classes. If you’re teaching a new course next semester, share a QR code that advertises the full course details for students to check out. Digital portfolios. Ask students to organize their work into a digital portfolio, linking it to the world with a QR code they can add to resumes, business cards, and more.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.