Investment in “entertainment” (worded as such) is tough to explain and guide. Appreciate that the production of entertainment (a film, music, or game) is a creative asset and rarely considered the opportunity in wealth might invest – generally that’s considered financing and we shared a bit about getting a film financed, as an example, here. Note, investors seek a return … Read More
Silicon Valley Bets Big On The Indie Music Industry
If you haven’t heard by now, United Masters received $70mil from companies like Alphabet Inc. Andreessen Horowitz, and Twentieth Century Fox, to disrupt record labels. United Masters is currently run by Steve Stoute, former president of Interscope Records. When you visit their website you’ll find statements like, “For too long, artists have had to surrender their independence and creative freedom to make it in … Read More
Austin MediaTech Week
Want to cut to the chase? November 6th throughout Austin, technology talks, studio tours, podcast interviews, VR and gaming events, and more. Get right into the schedule to RSVP here. You’re asking yourself what is it about Austin, Texas? We keep hearing about the exuberance for startups, it’s role as a music capital, SXSW and ACL, an ever growing population, … Read More
SF Music Tech Summit #19
SF Music Tech Summit (SFMTS) is in it’s 19th event since it’s fruition in 2008. Founders Brian & Shoshana Zisk have provided a platform giving music technology innovation a voice, demanding attention from industry professionals from all over the world. With an increased focus on disrupting out dated industry models, and a need to on empower artists to be more … Read More
OMG Startups: Earning an Investor is the Same as Earning Media
Next week, for Austin Startup Week, I’m hosting Austin American-Statesman Technology writer and I Love You So Much podcast host, Omar Gallaga, Melinda Garvey, Magazine Publisher and Owner, ATX Woman, and Storytelling for Entrepreneurs’ Lyn Graft, Film and Video Producer, in a discussion of the role of media in tech (RSVP HERE). We wanted to put together an atypical panel for entrepreneurs; rather than just … Read More
Video Gaming on Fire
It was in the earliest days of our conceptualizing what MediaTech Ventures would become, that we shared an insight to a specific media vertical that we believed might indicate from where funding for other media might come. That thought, that though most forms of media production seemingly struggle to find funding, videos games were finding interests through corporations. The video game … Read More
How Star Wars Defined a Generation of Entrepreneurs
Star Wars / Startup articles are as common as womp rats on Tatooine; invariably quoting that you should Do or Do Not while citing the importance of mentorship. During May the Fourth this year (may the fourth be with you by the way), I was drawn into a wonderful discussion about the Star Wars films, that touched on the nature of different … Read More