Differentiation Naming Pay to Play 
SoCal CTO
AUGUST 4, 2011
How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? Is it pay-to-play? Who are your big competitors? What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. are you going to leverage? What’s the state of the relationships that brings you that data?
SoCal CTO
AUGUST 4, 2011
How will you differentiate from these? Where do you stand on your brand, name, logo, positioning? Is it pay-to-play? Who are your big competitors? What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. are you going to leverage? What’s the state of the relationships that brings you that data?
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 5, 2010
Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. It also attracted some big names from the Bay Area. I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice. The first event was a big success and brought out many of LA’s angel elite.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 11, 2010
It got the name “pay to play&# , but was just another form of bribery. So, if I contribute $1,000 to the campaign of the Colorado state treasurer, I violate this SEC rule and become someone who is “paying to play.&# Now, don’t misunderstand me – I think pay to play is grotesque.
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
TikTok Ads are TikTok’s pay-to-play offering for businesses. Unlike Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where users often see content and ad formats shared across platforms, TikTok differentiates itself as a place to discover something new. Set a campaign name and budget. What are TikTok Ads?
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
That’s how it feels when your hot deal from two years ago winds up running low on cash and gets into a pay-to-play round that wipes out the cap table. What are these folks who wind up on the Midas List accomplishing day to day that differentiates them from the middle of the pack? But I thought I was good!?” You have outcomes.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
In these scenarios angels made great returns precisely because they didn’t need to dip their hands into their pockets a second or third time, their companies didn’t go bankrupt and they didn’t get buried in the cap tables by large VCs who put in “pay to play” provisions in tough times. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.
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