Media Decoder Blog: $87 Million Later, Music Start-Up Closes Before Going to Market
Beyond Oblivion had a roster of blue-chip investors for its product, Boinc, which would include music on home electronics devices. However, the licensing agreements proved too great a hurdle.
5 Lessons Learned Building The Daily Dot, a Media Startup
This is the third and final post in a series from Nicholas White, the co-founder and CEO of The Daily Dot.It was one year ago this month that I moved to Austin, Texas, in full dedication to creating The Daily Dot, the hometown...
Silicon Valley Booms but Worries About a New Bust
Even as memories of the dot-com bust rustle in the background, Silicon Valley is still thriving and generally optimistic.
Ticket Sales Start-Up Aims at Smaller Box Offices
Using a ticket system it created, Eventbrite has entered the multibillion-dollar ticketing industry and set its sights on events below Ticketmaster’s radar.
Online Video Start-Ups Seek to Carve Out a Place Beside YouTube
“People may still scoff at online video, but this is a real business now,” said Mike Michaud, co-owner of Channel Awesome.
An Actor Who Knows Start-Ups
Ashton Kutcher, who rose to fame by playing a handsome ditz, is known as a smart early investor in Internet firms.
The Travel Channel Invests $7.5 Million in Oyster.com
Buying a stake in a start-up that reviews hotels and gets part of the room reservations it helps to make will allow the Travel Channel to profit from the trips it inspires.
Roll ’Em Up! Video Back-End Company KIT Digital Buys KickApps, Kyte, Kewego
One buyer, three exits: KIT Digital, which helps big companies manage Web video delivery, has picked up three start-ups for a total of $77 million.
