Category: My talks

 

art & science at scale

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY COPMANY IS A TRICKING BALANCING ACT

This video in particular we a real rallying call for the company and helped every embrace the complexity of what we were doing and for who.

COVID-19 and the Importance of Shared Viewing Experiences

LIf the current COVID pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we’ve taken human interaction for granted. People are viewing more digital video content now than ever before but in isolation. Media success in the coming years will come from providers who can create experiences viewers can share in real-time. A co-viewing paradigm built into the product.

 

MainSTream

EP # 2

The coverage surrounding the “streaming wars” has made it clear that a strong library of content is what determines success. Services are spending 10s of billions on content libraries and then billions more each year adding to them. The better the content, the more users you attract…

https://www.youi.tv/mainstream-investing-in-content-discovery/

 

Jason Flick EP 3
Ott The long game

MainStream EP #3

Ever heard of the saying, “won the battle but lost the war?”

When we talk about the streaming wars, we talk about the battle for attention. Hundreds of thousands of streaming services, all wanting our eyeballs to stay fixated on their OTT apps. This is the battle, not the war.

The long game is likely determined by who owns the box. It’s the platform provider who consolidates said apps. I’m talking about OTT hardware platforms like Google TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

As OTT competition heats up, it’s only natural for users to want a central location for all their subscriptions. Why bounce around from one app to another when you can find new episodes from the shows you follow in one place? Apple TV has taken this approach with their “TV” app. The same goes for Roku and its “Channel” app. These platforms take the manual work of jumping between apps out of the equation. It’s convenient for users but detrimental for the individual brands.

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Samsung TV

 

  • A solid overview of the pros and cons of raising money from a private equity group, venture capital firm, and a strategic partner.
  • The definition of an A, B, C, and D round of funding and the dilution associated with each.
  • Valuation benchmarks for both recurring and one-time revenue.
  • A sneaky trick some SaaS companies use to boost their valuation.
  • How to avoid the downward pressure on your valuation that comes with giving an investor the option to acquire your business.
  • The danger of raising an investment round too early.
  • An overview of the liquidation preferences most venture capitalists demand (and why they might upset your other investors).
  • How Flick forced the hand of his investors into making a pre-emptive acquisition.

Jason Flick