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Read more...Dan Beldy participated in the VC Panel entitled "Online Video Investment Trends" on November 13th at NewTeeVee Live 2008. Dan succinctly articulates his views about how online video entrepreneurs need to process the funding conundrum when they conceptualize and develop services in this vertical.
Mr. Beldy places the highest priority criteria for funding an online video startup on capital efficiency driving down costs for professional and premium publishers. Their framework is based upon targeting, the fit of strategic partnerships, and the value chain for profitable per hour viewing (net of CPM arbitrage).
Surrounded by a diverse audience, it quickly became apparent that VC jargon needs some shared decoding. So, I hope that you will comment on terms which are in need of standardization.
One term that I heard tossed around a great deal, though given different meaning in different contexts, is "capital efficiency," which we we'll surely revisit in its' other uses. Perhaps I'll go so far as to start a VC-speak wiki.
It's very difficult to get the point across in the context of a discussion panel in an event such as NewTeeVee Live, without digging into the formative experience of the panelists such that one can really appreciate where they're coming from, and appreciating how their expectations about the marketplace have taken form and substance. That's why I'm taking your time and mine to expose some of this background, (definitely not to endorse any of these experiences, even when I let my opinions play into the descriptions) as follows:
Dan Beldy is the managing partner of Steamboat Ventures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), which invests in early-to-mid-stage, technology-focused companies that are pursuing opportunities in emerging digital media and consumer technology markets.
Dan also serves on the board of directors of:
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