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Unbundling Journalism | Chris Best on Venture Stories

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John C. Maxwell • The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential

One of the most amazing ones is the fact that every investor knows that the value of any investment is the present value, the future free cash flows of the investment. Michael pointed me to an article some time ago that ninety-five percent of all analyst reports contain an earnings model or an earnings forecast, and only about five percent contain

W. Brian Arthur • Complexity Economics: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium

Public markets reward predictability.

Patrick Vernon • Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Joel Osteen, the American pastor, is believed to be worth $60MM. That accumulation of wealth would not have been possible without television. But as millennials increasingly consume content on their phones and computers, old terrestrial networks may not offer the same scale of opportunity. We can expect video-streaming to mint the next generation... See more

Aashay Sanghvi • Not Found

When you think about it that way — that Netflix isn’t so much a network as they are a type of marketplace in which consumers can give their attention to creators — it becomes apparent that Netflix isn’t that far off from Uber or Airbnb or any of the other market-makers that are transforming industry-after-industry. Netflix: 1. Is an infinitely... See more

stratechery.com • Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits - Stratechery by Ben Thompson

the way we say it is, “making a dollar by taking ten away from the leaders.” [A start-up that is] shrinking markets. Shah: “Making a dollar by taking ten.” Tell me more about that. Morgan: Think of the media industry. You take ten dollars away from television advertising and make one dollar in internet advertising and it can be just as effective,

Tarang Shah, Tarang Shah, Sheetal Shah • Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes

But as he took drink orders and ran errands, Fred was also watching the pioneers of modern television shape the future of the entertainment industry. His bosses included Sylvester “Pat” Weaver, creator of The Today Show, and Kirk Browning, whose many accolades included four Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award.

Jordan Raynor • Minister Rogers' Neighborhood

In the case of Netflix, their lead in subscribers translated directly in lower content costs per subscriber for originals and exclusives.