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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

Both Sides of the Table

At the left of the graph is the “head end” of the market, where the “hits” are produced for mass audiences. If audiences liked your music then you had to sell them physically at Tower Records or similar. They own the audience and that is enormous asset to leverage, but more on that in a moment.

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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

Currently half of Roblox’s user base is younger than 13 years old and most of the audience is US-based. Revenue in Q2 2021 was up 127% to $454.1m. . Challenges, besides developer economics, remain. Toya – more than a studio. The way we valued Toya is not only by the future value of potential cash flows.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Looxid Labs

Austin Startup

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Looxid Labs aims to integrate biometrics into the VR/AR/MR platform. Brian Yongwook Chae , CEO of Looxid Labs, will pitch at SXSW in the category of Augmented & Virtual Reality (3:30 to 4:30 pm Saturday, March 14) before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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Wilkins Finance Cryptocurrency Predictions For Summer 2018

YoungUpstarts

For example, regulators in countries such as China and South Korea started to toughen up on cryptocurrencies while in the US, there was a move by the SEC to try and gain control over the cryptocurrency market. However, it does have a strong fan base who could help push it to a broader audience and combat this prediction.

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How To Reach Millennial Clients With Digital Currency

YoungUpstarts

Educate your audience on how digital currency works — well-designed videos with cool graphics are the best way to achieve this. Over in South Korea, 100 million credit cards and 20 million bank accounts were comprised — all thanks to a single employee at the Korea Credit Bureau.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

#19- Experimented with combinations Photo Credit: Anne Sutherland-Smith Our business name is Ryokomun Pty Ltd, which reflects the fact that our travel blogging business focus is to help people to plan their trips to Japan and South Korea. We help our audience identify and address their water quality needs at home.

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The 50 Top Startups at SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2019 The 11th annual SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx brings together more than 50 of the world’s top startups who will present their emerging technologies before a panel of expert judges and a live audience on March 9–10. Read interview here MIRO?—?Human