TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

million in a Sequoia-led seed round for its live-streaming platform aimed at beauty creators and their fan communities. Though always an avid gamer herself, Qian says she began getting into skincare after she turned 30. How come there isn’t a live medium available? Image Credits: Newness.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Creators produce content all day long but don’t always have an easy way of monetizing their traffic. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . “Why now” slide. “How it works” — product slide.

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StartupNation

MAY 19, 2021

The creator economy is made up of 50 million creators , who are all living out their dream jobs thanks to platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. While the space is crowded, there is plenty of room for creators with a fresh perspective and unique knowledge to stand out and succeed. How are you serving them?

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OkDork

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Email book@okdork.com to join Me and Dan go way back, we’ve lived together in Barcelona and ride bikes together, basically we should be married by this point. Check out Dan here: TropicalMBA.com/Podcasts Dynamite Jobs.com If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to create a successful remote business, you’ll love this episode.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I love to watch networks evolve, see how crowds gather and communicate and curate and share. I found that if I shared a post at 5am PST it would get 300–400 clicks and then drop off a cliff. The bad was that it seems like when I shared media on Facebook I wouldn’t get any heat initially so Twitter was my go to place to share my blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Yesterday I wrote a primer on how to use Snapchat for my peer group of “over 30” people who don’t yet “get” Snapchat. It’s up to Team Snapchat to live up to its financial expectations but I believe it certainly has the potential. That’s why live TV events are great for advertisers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We reached out to 10 growth marketing experts to find how they were preparing for 2022 and to ask they had any New Year’s resolutions to share. The answers and advice we received were as varied as the people we polled, but nearly all of them indicated that learning — e.g., analytics training, getting started with AI tools, etc. —

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By Edi Bianco , Chief Design Officer, Amplifi Labs As designers living in this fast-paced world of technology where innovation reigns supreme and information overload has saturated our receptors and shortened people’s attention span to a few seconds, we may get stuck focusing on the functionalities of a product, thinking it’s the best we can do.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. With the cross-over celebrity successes of Eva Longoria, Sophia Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Alex Rodriguez and many more – we’re all Hispanic now!

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 17, 2022

Successful products, services and businesses solve problems for people. And it’s a success factor that’s seen the likes of Amazon and Netflix become the giants they are today. Entrepreneur Matthew Cutts, creator of the Bank of Smiles app, knew what he wanted to do, but not how to do it. Matthew Cutts. “I Bradley Walker.

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OkDork

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Most of his money comes from the substantial payouts he gets from his fights, but he also makes money from his various business ventures including boxing promotions, a whiskey company, a clothing line, and other investments. When he started, he was living on welfare and made around $200 a week… He also worked as a plumber.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It plans to use the money both to expand into more markets — it currently has offices in Brooklyn and Berlin — and into more product areas, specifically, extending the marketplace concept to serve content creators. Brandwatch is acquired by Cision for $450M, creating a PR, marketing and social listening giant.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Success begets success.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How extreme? Jacquelyn Melinek : I’m hoping to create a program that dives into the complexities of the industry while making the content easily accessible to those who are crypto curious, while also having experts in the space highlight and comment on the risks associated with the industry. Consider these two examples. LM: You bet.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

But no one is buying; these successful entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles explain why and how to fix it. From L to R: Lewis Howes, Simon Grabowski, Chris Harder, Barbara Corcoran, Sweta Patel, Vinicius Aschidamini, Roy McDonald, Jason Hall, Jonathan Gilinski. You’re not listening. You’re forgetting emotions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

For our latest investor survey, Natasha Mascarenhas polled 13 edtech VCs to learn more about how “employer-led up-skilling and a renewed interest in self-improvement” is expanding the sector’s TAM. Dear Sophie: How can I sponsor my mom and stepdad for green cards? Can they get green cards? citizenship!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

How extreme? Jacquelyn Melinek : I’m hoping to create a program that dives into the complexities of the industry while making the content easily accessible to those who are crypto curious, while also having experts in the space highlight and comment on the risks associated with the industry. Consider these two examples. LM: You bet.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Wilson said he was (after attempting to retire) trying to figure out how his network and expertise in the gaming industry could be directed toward making things better. “That’s how the talk started, about digital interventions that might assist someone… just, how do we help people? Image Credits: DeepWell.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By the time he left, three years after, Bundle was only live in Nigeria and Ghana with less than 100,000 active users. ” To understand how Nestcoin works is to look at the Digital Currency Group (DCG). Bundle’s numbers might not seem impressive from a global standpoint.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

.” The idea, the company explained at the time of its 2020 public debut , was to create a fantasy gaming experience that’s more sophisticated and stylish — something more in line with the sort of content you’d typically find in a lifestyle magazine or Instagram influencer’s profile. Image Credits: Robin Games.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Additionally, a startup could get a ton of applicants due to pay, location or even recent coverage in a Well Known Tech Blog — which can bode well for success, but could also just be a result of great marketing.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

Ready to get off? I’m here to talk about challenger brands and how they continue to grow, outpace competitors and build growth via the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us. But I believe the second anniversary creates a window to look back and reflect on how far we have come together. ?? How did they survive? Commerce ??

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

? To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. If you didn’t get your tix yet, it’s still possible to snag a last-minute ticket to join the fun in San Francisco. Brex, which initially focused on startups with its corporate card, is now getting into software.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2021

I urged founders to think less about how to bundle and unbundle lecture experience, and more about how to replace outdated systems and methods with new, tech-powered solutions. In other words, don’t simply put engaging content on a screen, but innovate on what that screen looks like, tracks and offers.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

And one thing is for sure: there are plenty of smart, talented and successful women entrepreneurs who are shaping communities and the future. Anyone who lives in the Midwest knows that winters can be brutal. You need to paint the biggest picture of your opportunity, and you need to be unapologetic about that,” Lori said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

After recapping their deals, each executive explains how their company determined which flashing red “EXIT” sign to follow. By any measure, it is poised for success — sales increased 800% between December 2019 and 2020, and by the end of this year, the company will have 60 retail locations. Part 2: Millions of dollars and 3.5

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Often times we see “success” and think that it was “overnight” We forget that most of the business success we see, was a slow and steady progression of mistakes, of learning. Going to school to get my bachelor’s degree while working a full-time job. How did Ramon Discover He Was An Entrepreneur?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 8, 2022

However, ask any experienced video company , and they’ll all agree that you need to nail some key fundamentals from the get-go, or your whiteboard video won’t work. Include these basic, distinctive elements in your whiteboard video, and you’ll have the making of a memorable piece of content! Put the basics in place.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

As a consumer of content you probably feel relieved, as a marketer, you should be worried. Nobody’s surprised that ad blockers are on the rise – some would say it’s just ‘marketers’ getting their just desserts for trying to force commercial messages down our throats. of people unsubscribe because they receive emails too often while 20.8%

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

3:45 – How he got into programming. 43:40 – Nathan Allebach asks – Are content creators responsible in any capacity for their audiences? 50:45 – Taylor asks – In what ways do you think content creation can benefit one’s career in the tech industry? 00:00 – Jarvis’ intro.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

But that's exactly how everyone else feels. Join 157,000+ subscribers getting my FREE weekly business tips I’m in! Business Idea #2: Content Remixing With so many social media platforms nowadays, this service is going to get even MORE popular. Starting a business during a recession might seem like the WORST possible idea.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Up to now, bringing transcendent virtual worlds to our screens has been the domain of only a few supremely talented creators – legends like Shigeru Miyamoto, James Cameron and George Lucas. And with that, the barriers to entry for new creators dramatically decrease. The relevant sound effect is then generated in real-time.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

I judge the health of the creator economy by one single controversial factor: ease of access and probability of survival for its participants. 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? ” Chen penned “ Creator Economy 2.0:

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

His unique film-making style has inspired a whole generation of content creators. In many ways, Casey is an unlikely success story, according to Guy Raz's feature of the celebrity and entrepreneur on NPR’s How I Built This. For a while, he washed dishes in a restaurant to make a living. Is Casey Neistat just lucky?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Cent was founded in 2017 as an ad-free creator network that allows users to offer each other crypto rewards for good posts and comments — it’s like gifting awards on Reddit, but with Ethereum. The whole team, we were like, ‘Okay, battle stations, prepare to get hacked!’

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Latino is the Next Big Break Out At this year’s recent Emmy awards Stephen Colbert rightly pointed out that there had been a marked increase in the number of successes by creators with diverse backgrounds and then proceeded to name several prominent African-American actors, directors and writers that were present. Yes, with a “B.”

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

He explains how the then mostly unknown rapper made the song from a beat he bought for $30 that was created by a 19 year-old called YoungKio in the Netherlands. “Many find a beat they like online, purchase it, and quickly begin writing and recording over it,” says Wu when describing how remixing has revolutionized music creation.

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