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TechCrunch
JANUARY 29, 2021
10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021. Since the pandemic disrupted the social rhythms of work and school, many of us have compensated by changing our relationship to digital media. Check out the amazing speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in February.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
” Despite the VC flurries of 2020 creating an ecosystem of seemingly endless equity, it’s important for entrepreneurs and founders to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all model for raising capital. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are good examples of the first kind — social media didn’t exist before the internet.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). You can enter either but your strategy must be very different and I can tell you that fragmented markets are easier to disrupt.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 18, 2019
If you read Reid Hoffman’s important book, “ Blitzscaling ” you’ll realize that in some markets that are large, global and being disruptive sometimes being first to global scale can be more important than short-term unit economics. Last year I pointed out that software would help build competitive moats and we’re already seeing that.
TechCrunch
MARCH 3, 2023
If you’ve been slacking and not bought yourself a Disrupt ticket yet, that’s cool, we still love you. Startups and VC While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations — at least for now — out of a WeWork near Washington, D.C., PST, subscribe here.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 1, 2021
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Houseparty founder Ben Rubin emphasized decentralization as Web3’s central feature. We have many more Disrupt recaps to come in the next few days, so stay tuned. Ben Rubin explains why the Web3 era of social media will help everybody get paid. Web3 is still taking shape, so it is hard to define.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 13, 2011
They are a national practice but “it would be hard to see a local media success that Revolution isn’t part of&#. I run Revolution’s VC investments. We look at huge markets where there are large incumbents that might not be incented to innovate or react to what they perceive as an insurgent.
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