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Vator Reports

Bambi Francisco hosts this 10-minute show that looks at high-tech trends disrupting the status quo, such as social media, clean tech and global innovation, and the companies leading or participating in making those changes.

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Vator Reports: The New Sources of Financing for Entrepreneurs

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, January 6, 2008

Today, private companies have more sources of funding available than ever before. Angel groups invest more money into startups, VCs are investing at an earlier stage than before and hedge funds are also investing into private companies. In this show, Bambi and John highlight the new sources of funding available to entrepreneurs. In his innovation minute, John talks about the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London and the new Section 144 market currently being built by large investment banks and NASDAQ. This ...

Vator Reports: Our Christmas special

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, December 24, 2007

Since Vator.tv launched on June 7, 2007, our site, our team, and our flagship show – Vator Reports – have certainly evolved. As we celebrate our six-month anniversary, and the Christmas holidays, we thought it would be a good time to highlight how far we’ve come, or at the least, how much the show and the site have changed. While the show’s intent remains the same – covering specific topics around innovation, such as social networking and new media, and ...

Vator Reports: Online privacy in the age of behavioral-targeted ads

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, December 17, 2007

The findings of a new report on consumers' attitudes toward online privacy are at odds with the recent uproar over how social-networking sites like Facebook share user data with advertisers and other Web sites. If those attitudes stick, the Facebook ad tempest may ultimately end up fitting in a teapot. Under pressure from privacy advocates, bloggers and the political advocacy group MoveOn.org, Facebook on Dec. 5 reversed course and made its social-ad platform, called Beacon, an opt-in program, rather than ...

Vator Reports: The social Web

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, December 9, 2007

In this episode of the Vator Reports, Bambi and John talk about how the social web is changing the way content is produced. After a quick update on the Demand Media/Vator.tv challenge John dedicates his innovation minute to the question of whether content or distribution will be more instrumental for creating value in the future. Bambi and John then talk about the value of social networks for advertisers, Google's open social platform, and about monetizing social media and social networks. ...

Vator Reports: The Hollywood Writers' Strike

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, November 25, 2007

In this episode of the Vator Reports, Bambi Francisco and John Shinal examine the Hollywood Writers’ Strike in detail and explain how it stems from the changing economic model of the entertainment industry. After several weeks, the studios and writers have not been able to agree on how to divide the revenue from digital content that's distributed over the Internet and through DVD sales. Our show looks at how both sides have come out swinging, something we've reported on before. ...

Vator Reports: The New Ways of Doing Old Things

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, November 11, 2007

This episode of the Vator Reports is all about new ways of doing old things. Bambi and John talk about how innovative entrepreneurs are building businesses that provide new online solutions to old problems. John's innovation minute is dedicated to new ways of finding a mate through the many different Internet match-making resources. Featured in this episode are the following innovative companies/projects: Woome, Friction.tv, Geni, Lifenaut, OurStory, Your Truman Show, Fliqz, Shopit, and P2P prediction market. Enjoy the show and see you on ...

Vator Reports: The Rapidly Changing Online Marketing and Advertising Industry

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, October 28, 2007

Bambi and Vator.tv’s new managing editor John Shinal highlight the rapidly changing online marketing and advertising industry. In our new 'Vator Innovation Minute' John zooms in on online reputation management. Featured in this episode are the following companies we found on Vator.tv: Visible Technologies, Buzzlogic, Videoegg, Outerjoin, AdKrakr and Genius.com. [in the context of online reputation management specifically you may also want to check out the company Rapleaf]. To check out our upcoming Demand Media/Vator.tv Competition seeking the next big ...

Vator Reports: Online Discovery

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, October 14, 2007

This episode of the Vator Reports is all about online discovery. Tony and Bambi discuss the different approaches that new Internet ventures follow in providing contextually relevant information to their users. Highlighted in this episode are the founders of the following companies many of which have the potential to define the future of Internet discovery: Wize, Aggregate Knowledge, Flixster, ThisNext, Hail Cab, Spotplex and Sphere.Bambi’s 1:1 interviews with the founders of Aggregate Knowledge, Flixster, Wize, Spotplex and Sphere can be ...

Vator Reports: The Changing Media Landscape

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 30, 2007

A Nielsen Company report released on September 20, 2007 shows that advertising spending on the Internet during the first half of 2007 has grown 23.2% over the first half of 2006. A number of innovative companies are offering new solutions for Internet users to consume content and for publishers to distribute and monetize their content. In this episode, Bambi and co-host and media industry veteran Tony Perkins talk about current trends, the role of big media players and media consolidation, ...

Vator Reports: The Wine 2.0 Industry

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 16, 2007

Using Web 2.0 communication tools, the emerging ‘Wine 2.0’ industry is rapidly changing the way people learn about wine and the way it is produced, marketed and sold. In this episode, Bambi and Tony discuss the Wine 2.0 phenomenon and highlight some of the submissions to Vator.tv’s ongoing Wine 2.0 contest co-sponsored by Redpoint Ventures. Featured in this episode are the founders and CEOs of Crushpad, Openbottles (for Openbottles founder Sagi Solomon’s 1:1 interview with Bambi, click here), WineLog and ...

Vator Reports: The rapidly growing clean tech sector

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, September 3, 2007

The investment climate for clean tech companies is currently very favorable. In 2006 alone, $1.28 billion in VC money was invested in 140 companies. The amount invested in this sector was the highest since 2001 and was double that of 2005. In this episode, Bambi and Tony Perkins highlight some of the current trends in the clean tech field, and introduce some of the clean tech players on Vator.tv. Featured in this episode are the founders of Greener and Techtain. ...

Lessons from Entrepreneurial Legends on Vator.tv

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, August 19, 2007

Peter Thiel on how PayPal iterated countless times to get it right, plus other lessons

Being an entrepreneur is exciting, but also challenging. Advice from other entrepreneurs and innovators who have experienced the ups and downs of building an organization or developing an idea into a product can be helpful and inspiring for one's own venture. Thus, we decided to put the spotlight on some of the innovators who shared their lessons with the Vator community. In this episode of the ...

Vator Reports: Around the world with Vator.tv

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, August 5, 2007

In this episode of the Vator Reports Bambi and our guest-host Tony Perkins, the founder of the RedHerring magazine and the Always On conference series, highlight some of the many submissions from innovators from outside the U.S. Featured in this show are the founders/CEOs of the following companies/projects: Grimaldi Salumi, Academia Barilla, GigaTribe, Check the Ripper, Tracy Daytona, Confiz Solutions, Nearsoft, Royal Toys, Spotzer Media Group, Sulake Corp., Minizepp and Psytechnics.

Vator Reports: How the Web is changing business models

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, July 23, 2007

In this episode of the Vator Reports Bambi and Peter provide an overview of how different industries have been working to embrace the Internet. From bricks and mortar companies building online retail outlets, to real estate websites trying to provide for more efficiency in real estate transactions, to VoIP websites challenging traditional telephony companies, the Internet has virtually left no sector unaffected and is slowly but surely living up to the promise of increased efficiency and lower costs for consumers. ...

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