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Kristin Marquet, Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background, Marquet Media

Startup Blogpost

This interview is with Kristin Marquet , Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background at Marquet Media. My journey really began when I founded Marquet Media, where I applied strategic PR techniques to help brands build lasting, impactful narratives. Another important aspect is data-driven decision-making.

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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. Blanchard/O’Reilly Media. As I’m generally a believer in ‘pricing rounds’ I initially didn’t agree with the premise of the post.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

Yesterday MiTú Networks announced that Upfront Ventures led a $10 million financing in what is now the largest producer of Latino online videos – primarily driven through YouTube. If you want to build a strong online video business it almost certainly must make YouTube an important part of the strategy. So Why MiTú?

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. By September 26th we had submitted a term sheet which was signed on October 4th and financing was closed in less than 30 days.

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Advice from an entrepreneurship expert, with Professor Michael Goldberg

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

What advice would you give to entrepreneurs and professionals looking to finance their business? What advice do you have for entrepreneurs looking to expand—how can they use marketing strategies, social media, and product development to grow their businesses? Further reading: 6 ways to sell your business on social media.

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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In

Both Sides of the Table

We don’t lay claim to being the only VC to change or think about the future or to having the only or best strategy. Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). Relaunching our brand is part of our larger initiative to build a VC firm of the future.

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The Constitution for Your New Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data

David Teten VC

However, forming your new fund also typically requires making important decisions about firm strategy, culture, how you make decisions, budget, data ownership, and other issues. Sample Provision : Partners are [encouraged] [discouraged] from engaging in public communication via blogs, social media, etc. How about on politics?

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