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MARCH 25, 2013

Not only did I want it to include people working on the future of digital media at ABC, but I also had in mind the roll that other types of creative people have in the inspiration of a city. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. 33 Flatbush.

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JULY 14, 2013

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

He stood up, grabbed the mic and gave a heartfelt overview of his experiences in experimenting with new technologies to build relationships with his audience, get feedback on his product quality and to market his music all the way to the top of iTunes. People want what they can’t have and VCs are no different. He was riveting.

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JUNE 20, 2013

While any exit in NYC is great, what makes this particularly special to those of us on this side of the river is that it was the first tech startup in Brooklyn to sell that was a) native, b) bought for what it did, and perhaps, more importantly, c) had a model whose idea was native to the ideals we promote in this community, namely creativity.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Or, it’s just what “generative AI” does with a series of uploaded images of the two of us if given some creative prompting. Maybe this is the gateway technology that allows the metaverse to take a leap forward and for us to finally get holodecks like in Star Trek. Critics pose a ton of ethical and legal questions.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Not derivative.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

There was one other VC in the room, Charlie O'Donnell, who makes it a practice to be everywhere something is interesting happening. These are the crowds, when brought together in a critical mass, push the envelope of awesomeness, creativity, and style, carrying the reputation of the whole community on their shoulders.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

But I guess you could say the same about VC. Stock market declines would bring back dog days of VC. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? VC Ice Age Part 2 – Why the Market Started Moving Again?

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APRIL 14, 2014

That means you actually have a *better* shot, statistically, of getting VC investment at these firms, statistically, once you actually pitch. Ellen Johnston of Makr has a decade of senior creative experience. Venture Capital & Technology' Once again, that''s all stats and doesn''t really explain anything.

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MARCH 10, 2014

The small startups and individual creatives were early to SXSW and created a great, authentic experience over many years--a "neighborhood" if you will--with a certain attractive vibe. SXSW has become a fun way for lots of brands to interact with startups and creatives--different but not the same. Venture Capital & Technology'

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MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. You can be part of the creative destruction.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. Jordan Hudson. I thought that was the end of it. Sam had different plans.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. I’m just not sure you can build a great technology firm outside of Bay Area.&#. And this Silicon Valley bias isn’t limited to any single meeting – it has been a recurring theme in my time as a VC.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Creatives face late payments, and often opaque industry practices, even as top talent agencies have collectively achieved a valuation of $20 billion. It’s now looking to address the wider problems referred to above, with a new round of funding involving some key players in the creative industries. Contact has now raised a $1.9

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the last thirteen years, Kickstarter has helped direct $6.2bn towards creative work that would not have been funded by the legacy institutions that support creative work. Our interest in web3 which started back in 2011 was also grounded in the idea that new forms of funding are necessary to finance innovation and creative work.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures. “Finally, I wound up here at Creative Ventures, where we have a small but incredibly nimble team.

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APRIL 17, 2013

This could mean loyalty, or something more creative. Three years ago, in " the Foursquare post that launched 1000 VC''s " I wrote: " Being able to connect web advertising, recommendations, and social media buzz to an actual person walking into your store has long been the holy grail of the advertising world.". Got these in a 12??".

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

I''m super proud of Rob, Ben and the whole Backupify team--and this is particularly special for me because Backupify was the first investment I ever made as a VC, and the first board I ever sat on. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil.

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MARCH 17, 2014

With one company, a founder and his super inspirational, creative, and established buddy hatch a plan to build a very strong content brand that serves as a platform for a lot of diverse revenue streams--events, ecommerce, advertising. Venture Capital & Technology' Here are two contrasting startup stories I''ve seen firsthand.

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APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. Almost every VC I’ve spoken with in LA is tracking DataPop. Thursday night was the unveiling of the newest batch of Launchpad LA companies.

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MARCH 2, 2015

It''s a co-working space full of creatives and freelancers, most of whom who have never pitched an investor, and probably never seen a startup pitch either. Their reaction to what I do day in and day out is very telling about how a lot of people, including VCs themselves, think of the job. Venture Capital & Technology'

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

. “On paper, I came into the hospitality space as an underdog: no industry connections, no VC funding, no experience, and no Wharton MBA. The company also says it will be investing in technology. And finally, we’ll begin purchasing our most profitable properties, giving us total creative control and even better margins.”

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

She worked for 5 years as a VC at Battery Ventures and co-headed M&A at IAC working with Barry Diller. As an industry we’re not always as good as we could be about our own “creative destruction” to create the tomorrow of venture capital. He said to me (only 9 years ago), “I hope you’re not just hiring her because she’s a woman.” (I

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's similar to the way LinkedIn started with Reid Hoffman and the network of Silicon Valley VC's that initially populated the service or the network of developers who were following Joel Spolsky and began the Stack Overflow community. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Is that a good thing? Can you design around it? Do you want to?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

It inspires me to think creatively about sectors and the behavior of both consumers and businesses. I don't know how you'd do the job otherwise, to be honest, so it's a really funny thing when you wind up in a room full of smart folks and you stick out like a sore thumb for being the VC. It's all about networking building, too.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Creative Capital. But there’s a great one called VC by Tom Nicholas. Creative Capital did a great job explaining the history of American Research & Development, what many call the first venture-capital firm started by Georges Doriot. In 1983, there were 173 venture backed technology IPOs. Done Deals.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Bill Gurley , a well known VC from Benchmark Capital, seemed to have a 2-year hiatus from blogging and has now picked up the pace. My LA VC colleague Peter Lee of Baroda Ventures has started a blog about VC. I’m enjoying reading all the new content created in the tech / VC industries. Thank you, Twitter.

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MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. Ynon Kreiz is a force of nature in the media and tech sectors. billion deal to Disney.

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APRIL 29, 2021

We don’t yet understand how to make nuclear reactors that generate energy with fusion in a sustainable way, although there has been a lot of exciting technological progress on fusion over the last few decades. There are a number of promising technologies that are attempting to do these things.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

We rise to the occasion as it stirs our creative juices. There is something about the adrenaline rush of being under time pressure that excites us and teases out our creativity. I was on vacation in Santa Barbara two years ago with my wife and I was reflecting on what I had learned in my first year in LA and in VC.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user. Talk us through how the person using your product is benefiting through your technology. The bring your product to life. They are not buzzwords or bullet points.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

That is, if you are someone who wishes to earn a minimum viable living being creative, what is the likelihood you’ll be able to do so? I absolutely concur that if you want to maximize around other objectives, or examine particular types of creative industries, you might disagree with me. A singer who wants to sing.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It's similar to the way LinkedIn started with Reid Hoffman and the network of Silicon Valley VC's that initially populated the service or the network of developers who were following Joel Spolsky and began the Stack Overflow community. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. Is that a good thing? Can you design around it? Do you want to?

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