The New TV Pt. 3: Who gets the Advertising Dollars?
In my last post I talked about how direct payments by users for video content were being diverted from the MSOs to OTT companies and how this affects MSOs and the media companies. Today, I’d like to...
View ArticleHow to Train a 6 Year-Old to Hate Brands
In my last post about the “New TV”, I explained why big media is likely to get more advertising revenue from New TV than Old TV. I also suggested, however, that ALL TV advertising is dealing with a...
View ArticleWhat to do when an $8 million gorilla launches 3 weeks before you
For those of you who haven’t been following this blog, in April I left my position as COO of Angelsoft.net after spending 4 years trying to meritocratize the early stage investment process. I didn’t...
View ArticleThank you TC for making my life just a little harder…
Dear TC, How much harder can my launch get? I’m launching the private beta of SetJam on Wednesday morning, and left work last night FINALLY happy with how stable our system is. I even asked a couple...
View ArticlePutting your life on the line for a 50% chance to fail
Last night we launched SetJam live in front of an audience of nearly 700 people at the New York Tech Meetup. I thought I’d share the few days leading up to this event because I think it captures a lot...
View ArticleHow to Beat Google at Search for $50,000 in 10 Easy Steps
Don’t you hate blog posts that have some stupidly audacious title like “How to Beat Google at Search for $50,000 in 10 Easy Steps” and then fail to deliver the goods? Well, get ready, because this...
View ArticleSetJam is a tool, Clicker is a portal
About a week ago I had Brian Cohen from iFluence PR come in to talk about the “business previously known as PR” at one of the Free Lunch Friday’s I host at the RTV incubator. After the meeting I sent...
View ArticleNew Media Hoop Dreams: The Smart Kids’ NBA
As the title of this post implies, I think “new media”, as most young entrepreneurs I meet view it, is an illusion. They see it as a way to “get rich quick”. Here at the RTV Incubator, we joke that...
View ArticleThe New TV Stack: How to Watch Internet TV on your TV Set
I’ve spent the weekend preparing a presentation for SetJam’s prospective investors. One thing I’ve had to define was where SetJam fits into the “New TV Stack”, that is, the collection of technologies,...
View ArticleInside look at the Angel Funding Process
I posted the letter I sent to my team after my first angel investor meeting on SetJam’s corporate blog. [Edit: Since that blog no longer exists, I've posted the content below:] All, So I thought I’d...
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