How to Sell Your Website
Posted on August 4, 2008
If you would like to learn how an investment banker determines the value of a website, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Mike Lyon who is a Vice President with Arbor Advisors which is a middle market investment banking firm in Palo Alto. Read more…
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The Future of Internet Video
Posted on July 22, 2008
If you would like to learn what a prominent television producer thinks is the future of Internet video, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Steve Rosenbaum who is the Founder of Magnify.net. Earlier he was the creator of MTV News: Unfiltered. He has also produced prime time television for A&E, Animal Planet, Court TV, The History Channel, BBC, TLC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. His current company provides a platform that empowers groups of people who share common interests to gather, filter, organize, discuss and share video in a community context on the Internet. Read more…
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When Can Digital Media Companies Go Public?
Posted on July 16, 2008
If you would like to learn what a prominent investment banker thinks about the IPO, private placement, and M&A market for Digital Media companies, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Peter Falvey who is a Co-Founder of Revolution Partners. His company is an investment bank specializing in technology companies. Their focus is on M&A and private placements. Prior to forming Revolution Partners, Peter was with Robertson, Stephens and his other Co-Founder was with Credit Suisse. Read more…
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blip.tv Compared to YouTube
Posted on May 31, 2008
If you would like to learn how to use a hosted service for your Internet video that is available at no charge, and avoids using a high-profile branded player like YouTube’s, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Mike Hudack who is the Co-Founder of blip.tv. His company is a lot like YouTube except they do not force you to use a player that has obvious third-party branding like the prominent logo YouTube uses in the lower right of the player frame. As a result, the blip.tv player looks like it “belongs” on your website. Read more…
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Create Your Own Video Ad Network
Posted on May 17, 2008
If you would like learn how to create a customized network of video Websites where you can place video ads, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Jayant Kadambi who is the CEO of YuMe Networks. His company is an Applications Service Provider (ASP) that places ads in digital video. YuMe offers a variety of ad formats including pre-roll, post-roll, mid-roll, overlays, player skins, and others. You can get a look at samples at their ad gallery.
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WordPress Pioneer & Automattic Founder - Matt Mullenweg
Posted on May 14, 2008
If you would like to hear what the founder of WordPress.com has to say about the future of blogging, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Matt Mullenweg who is the Founder of Automattic, Inc. which is the owner of WordPress.com and the Akismet anti-spam software for blogs. Invested capital in Automattic is now $30 million from such sources as The New York Times, Polaris Ventures, True Ventures, and Radar Ventures. Read more…
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Digital Strategies for Radio and TV
Posted on May 10, 2008
If you would like to learn what radio & TV stations can do to meet the challenge of the Internet, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Robert Maccini who is the Chief Operating Officer for Ando Media. He is a 25 year veteran of the radio and TV business who now works for a company that helps those industries generate revenue for their content off of Internet streams and downloads. Ando also offers an audience measurement service for Internet radio. Read more…
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Future Blogs Compared to Future Forums
Posted on April 30, 2008
If you would like to learn about the differences between blogs and forums in the future, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Patrick O’Keefe who is the author of Managing Online Forums which has just been released by the publishing arm of the American Management Association.
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