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Read MoreAaron Shapiro CEO Aaron Shapiro is CEO of Huge, where he helps companies reimagine how they interact with their customers and manage their businesses in the digital economy. Since joining the company in 2005, Shapiro has grown the firm from a small Web design studio into a full-service interactive agency of nearly 500 people operating out of the United States, Europe and Latin America. Shapiro is the author of Users, Not Customers: Who Really Determines the Success of Your Business and is a regular commentator on the impact of digital technology on businesses and the economy. In 2011, he was included as one
Read MoreJeff Glasse CEO Kogeto Named one of New York Observer's 12 to Watch in 2012, Jeff Glasse has been innovating in the fields of digital media and video production for over twenty years. Prior to founding Kogeto, Jeff spent a decade in senior management at Teachscape, the recognized leader in online teacher professional development. There, he ran interactive and video production, supervised the development of many of the company's more advanced web technologies, and created the panoramic video capture solution in use for the Measures of Effective Teaching Project. Jeff has produced video and interactive programs for such diverse entities as the
Read MoreHulu’s Jason Kilar opened D: Dive Into Media this morning saying he’s totally okay with the turn of events that left Hulu ownership intact after a failed attempt to sell last year and left him in his CEO job a year after he wrote an incendiary blog post about the future of television. Here’s a video from his interview with AllThingsD ‘s Peter Kafka. [ See post to watch video ]
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Read MoreAs expected and has been widely reported (including here), Andreessen Horowitz finally announced its latest fund, raising $1.5 billion for venture investments. The huge amount is the Silicon Valley firm’s third. Its investments in its previous two funds have included such high-profile start-ups as Airbnb and Pinterest. Here’s the press release: Andreessen Horowitz Announces $1.5 Billion Fund III Continues Focus on Helping Great Entrepreneurs Build Great Companies MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Andreessen Horowitz ( www.a16z.com ) today announced that it has raised $1.5 billion for its Fund III, continuing its mission of helping great entrepreneurs build great companies. “a16z’s Fund III is all about extending our capabilities to more disruptors and pioneers,” said Co-founder and General Partner Ben Horowitz. “We’re remaking the modern venture capital firm, and entrepreneurs are responding to our unique approach.” a16z has raised $2.7 billion since its founding in June 2009 and currently has a portfolio of 90 consumer and enterprise technology companies across all stages, including Airbnb, Box, Fab, Facebook, Foursquare, GoodData, Lookout, Lytro, Magnet Systems, Nicira, Pinterest, Silver Tail Systems, Tidemark and Zynga. “Software is the catalyst that will remake entire industries during the next decade. We are single-mindedly focused on partnering with the best innovators pursuing the biggest markets,” said Co-founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen. a16z provides entrepreneurs with direct access to six general partners–Jeff Jordan, Peter Levine, John O’Farrell, Scott Weiss, plus Horowitz and Andreessen–all of whom are experienced operators and company builders. a16z also enables entrepreneurs to utilize expertise from operating partners who specialize in business development, technical talent, executive talent, market intelligence, and marketing and brand building, plus the economics expertise of Special Advisor Larry Summers. Fund III is available to be deployed immediately. Further detail about the firm’s new fund is available on Ben Horowitz’s blog: www.bhorowitz.com.
Read MoreApple Inc. tapped the chief of one of Europe’s largest electronics retailers as its new head of retail, filling its most high-profile vacancy with a rare company outsider. Apple announced Tuesday that John Browett, who has been chief executive of Dixons Retail PLC since 2007, would join the company as a senior vice president in charge of the technology giant’s retail operations and expansion in April. Read the rest of this post on the original site »
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Read MoreTwitter CEO Dick Costolo kicked off D: Dive Into Media with a bang on Monday, defending its ability to block tweets by country , rejecting the need for a stock offering and declaring 2012 to be the year of the Twitter election . Costolo also threw out several stats, including the fact the company now has 900 employees and that there are now one billion tweets sent every three days. Here are some of the video highlights: [ See post to watch video ]
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