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William Ford, who was closely identified with the earlier successes, was elevated from president to CEO in 2007; Jonathan Korngold has been head of the global financial services sector since 2012. For Korngold, a Harvard Business School MBA and Goldman Sachs Group alumnus who joined the firm in 2001, ten years after Ford did, it’s not technology alone but also the level of regulation that is driving massive change; in the financial industry.

#Jonathan Korngold #General Atlantic

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Exercise is great for helping manage Depression. Medication and a doctor are essential.

I really need people who don’t know shit about living with mental illness to stop talking about it, because they’re hurting those of us who live with Depression and other forms of mental illness.

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This is literally the funniest tweet ive ever read in my life

We worked with The New York Times and used the CB Insights Investor Mosaic algorithm to develop a data-driven ranking of the top venture capital partners. Here are the top 100.

Glad that Anton Levy and Ryan Sweeney made the list

#private equity #venture capital

William Ford of General Atlantic - Interview

#william ford general atlantic #private equity

Buyout veteran Henry Kravis says promising tech startups shouldn’t be in a rush to expose themselves to Wall Street scrutiny.

Henry Kravis has some words of wisdom for so called “unicorns”.

#unicorns #finance #investing #ipo

Imagine you’re a marketer trying to sell watches. Potential customers are all over the world, and you can’t show all of …

#marketing #tech #magic leap #vr #ar

William E. Ford a.k.a. Bill E. Ford, quoted on new hires at General Atlantic

Bill E Ford press release

#Bill E Ford

Huron Capital Partners completes sale of ExecFactor

Huron Capital Partners press release

#Huron

TorQuest press release

#TorQuest

Sixty people have died just this year in Broward County.

This is crazy.

Digital Media Investment Article Roundup

With all the buzz about new media investments lately, I thought I’d share some articles that I found, while researching my last blog post. Here they are:

First, here’s my Tumblr post: http://philroderick.tumblr.com/post/132896482170/why-are-investors-throwing-millions-at-online

And here’s the roundup:

BuzzFeed Confirms $200M Investment From NBCUniversal (TechCrunch)

This TechCrunch article talks about the major investment from NBCUniversal into BuzzFeed, Inc, the digital media juggernaut.

Vox Media Valued at $380 Million and Snags More Funding (Inc.)

An older article with quotes from Anton Levy from private equity firm General Atlantic. This one is about the Vox investment and highlights the current sentiment from investors regarding new media and tech-driven media.

Vice secures further $500m investment (The Guardian)

This 2014 article discusses another recent digital media giant that picked up a huge round of funding: Vice Media. Their strength has been in their ability to reach young audiences through video and controversial journalism.

#Vice Media #BuzzFeed #Vox #Jonah Peretti Anton Levy

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Why are Investors Throwing Millions at Online Media?

It’s not much of a surprise that legacy media companies still run the show, for the most part. The growth of online media publishers such as BuzzFeed and Vox is phenomenal, but major legacy media companies such as the New York Times, NBC, and CNN still control major portions of the market. The recent influx of capital from private equity and VC sources, however, show that a digital-dominated media future is still the direction we’re headed.

BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Vice Media, and Vox are a few of the brands that have recently benefited from investor capital. The business models of these organizations initially scared investors, as it is difficult to see where the product holds lasting, profitable value. But things are noticeably different now, and new ideas for advertising are being developed that promise ROI for major brands’ ad budgets.

Viral content publisher and burgeoning news empire BuzzFeed received $200M from NBC Universal this year. And Vox Media received $46.5M from private equity firm General Atlantic last year. The firm’s managing director Anton Levy compared the online media phenomenon to the rise of cable in the 80’s.

Whatever the future holds for media, it’s possible that both legacy and new media will be part of the picture, each clamoring for space in the crowded, noisy media landscape.

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#Vice Media #BuzzFeed #Anton Levy

Why are Investors Throwing Millions at Online Media?

It’s not much of a surprise that legacy media companies still run the show, for the most part. The growth of online media publishers such as BuzzFeed and Vox is phenomenal, but major legacy media companies such as the New York Times, NBC, and CNN still control major portions of the market. The recent influx of capital from private equity and VC sources, however, show that a digital-dominated media future is still the direction we’re headed.

BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Vice Media, and Vox are a few of the brands that have recently benefited from investor capital. The business models of these organizations initially scared investors, as it is difficult to see where the product holds lasting, profitable value. But things are noticeably different now, and new ideas for advertising are being developed that promise ROI for major brands’ ad budgets.

Viral content publisher and burgeoning news empire BuzzFeed received $200M from NBC Universal this year. And Vox Media received $46.5M from private equity firm General Atlantic last year. The firm’s managing director Anton Levy compared the online media phenomenon to the rise of cable in the 80’s.

Whatever the future holds for media, it’s possible that both legacy and new media will be part of the picture, each clamoring for space in the crowded, noisy media landscape.

#anton levy #media #buzzfeed #jonah peretti

The Brilliance in Creating Investment Arms

A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that food empire General Mills was creating a venture capital arm for food startups. What this will mean is that General Mills will provide capital for companies that are on the cutting edge of food design and production. Much like General Mill’s purchase of Annie’s, a natural food company, this move seems to be a leveraged response to changing demand in food.

However, rather than change their entire business model, it appears GM is simply making smart business choices and taking ownership in preexisting companies. This decision might call to mind another recent announcement: that of Google reforming as Alphabet, so as to leverage their vast resources and control entities they see as being part of the future. That way, they are still making revenue through search, but they always stay one step ahead in the industry.

What I like about this model that Google and General Mills are applying, is that they are able to combine their own branding, principles, and business style to smaller companies that are strong on ideas, but lacking in recognition and capital. You see major business empires staying relevant without changing their entire model.

#private equity #venture capital

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