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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. Companies like iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Spotify are investing in and leading the evolution of audio, focused on music streaming (on-demand and lean-back modalities), podcasting and content production. social media.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO. link] leehower.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. It will be important that your CTO can execute on big projects, too, hacking away to build an amazing product that is agile. Brenton Gieser , Be Social Change.

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

The classic delineations of web products for business and consumer (“enterprise” direct selling, on premise vs cloud, etc) are only getting blurrier. But in the next 5 years the web and mobile app stores will increasingly be a force in selling and customer acquisition for busines software. Author howerl.

Software 100
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$43.2 Million That Can Help You

Growthink Blog

I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Ixtens ( [link] ) raised $4.6

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In the early days of LinkedIn we jointly acquired an issued patent of the defunct SixDegrees.com which directly pertains to social networking as well as acquiring a nascent startup in part for its in-process patent filings. owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. It comes as no surprise as technology today enables companies to prove product-market fit much earlier in their lifecycles. Mari Holds a B.A. Now practically everyone is getting involved in Series A.