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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. And today it was listed in the Best Apps of the Week by Apple.

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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Media and Entertainment has seen more barriers to entry being broken down. In Entertainment, we're seeing more and more people prefer their iPad over the Big Screen experience. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? Analyzing massive quantities of data used to be something only Google did.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. million views).

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. When many of us advisors / investors did our first startups there were very few purely tech media outlets. That used to be the standard. ” Why?

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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It’s becoming harder to distinguish tech companies from media companies. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. Our lease runs out in 2013. I see it first hand in Los Angeles where given the growth of YouTube networks the worlds of art & technology are colliding. And make-up artists. And writers!

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Experimental Transmedia Film “The Cosmonaut” Tests New Distribution Methods

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Radical transparency is the goal and on May 14 th , 2013 the filmmakers will post the entire feature-length film online in HD ( for free ), in addition to releasing it on DVD/Blu-ray, on TV, and in theaters simultaneously. There will be a smattering of special screenings worldwide. They want it all hacked and mashed up.

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