Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. But more importantly, it can help your audience believe you.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Innovation Technical Cofounder Development Team Review 104

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 4, 2019

This is episode #3 of our new show , 16 Minutes , where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way — why they’re in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech — …

Entertainment 75

Entertainment 75

SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2024

We made the investment because Pika makes it possible for anyone to become a professional quality video creator and use that powerful format to communicate, educate and entertain. #2. There’s no question that video is going to continue to be a critical medium for both individuals and businesses. And how big is your current fund?

Marketplace as a Service 222

Marketplace as a Service Venture Capital Entertainment Construction 222

SaaStr

JANUARY 17, 2024

Growing Faster Than Others Due to “Non-Tech Customers” Smartsheet added a $850,000 restaurant customer deal, another big one at a top airline, and a third at a media and entertainment leader. And they grew a government contract to $1.6 million in ARR.

Airlines 225

Airlines Technical Review Entertainment Government 225

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In this article, we’ll delve into the art of preloader design specifically for SaaS products, showcasing best practices and inspiring examples that keep users informed and entertained. They make the time pass faster by entertaining them with interesting facts about how their app helps. What is a preloader? Source: Duolingo.

Entertainment 87

Entertainment PayPal User Experience SaaS 87

FastSpring

JULY 17, 2024

Game, as a new cultural carrier, is not only a form of entertainment, but also represents a process of creation and exploration. Game On’ emphasizes that ChinaJoy will continue to bring endless game experience and endless joy to the vast number of game players.”

Merchant Services 134

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 134

USIO

APRIL 26, 2024

[link] The Value of the Akimbo Prepaid Mastercard Budgeting and Control : Akimbo allows users to allocate funds to specific subcards, each dedicated to different purposes such as groceries, entertainment, or savings. This feature helps individuals manage their budget more effectively and control their spending.

Banking 130

Banking Entertainment Government Finance 130

SaaStr

APRIL 25, 2021

“Anand Sanwal, CB Insights: Don’t Do These 68 Things in Your SaaS Company” A super fun SaaStr Classic with the always insightful and entertaining CEO of CB Insights. #8. Learn how they do it at scale. #7.

Entertainment 281

Entertainment Cloud Acquisition Retention 281

SaaStr

MAY 10, 2020

Cloud entertainment. And “smaller” folks like Zoom, Shopify, etc. are experiencing an acceleration due to the radical changes: The economy overall is a disaster today. Unemployment + semi-employment is over 20%, and may even be close to 40%. But it is still functioning. And the strongest segment is Cloud. Cloud devices. Cloud commerce.

Cloud 256

Cloud Entertainment Marketing Advertising 256

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With education tracks spanning music, audio, and entertainment, broaden your skills and wrap your head around AI with hundreds of education sessions throughout the day. It’s about getting hands-on with the tools for your craft, meeting collaborators, and inventing the next game changer.

Merchant Services 158

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 158

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 20, 2022

A stadium without entertainment sells no tickets. Developer evangelism underpins healthy L1 chains: without applications, the underlying database of much value, no matter how sophisticated the technology.

Entertainment 229

Entertainment Government Innovation Banking 229

Chargebee

JULY 28, 2024

Where sign-ups are the name of the game in the high-stakes world of digital entertainment, major events such as Wimbledon, UFC, the Super Bowl, and the Olympics attract a flurry of sign-ups from eager viewers seeking […] The curtain falls, the crowds disperse, and suddenly, your streaming platform’s subscriber base takes a nose dive.

Entertainment 59

Entertainment Retention 59

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As passive venture investing continues to grow and venture dollars swell and swirl, each startup will need to define their own strategy of whether to entertain mark-to-market rounds and at which terms.

Startup 244

Startup Strategy Marketing Entertainment 244

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 24, 2020

Entertainment is changing. Certainly, some of this spike is due to transient conditions. But the US has the potential to increase grocery delivery 5x if we look to other developed nations as a proxy for long-term adoption. Formula One drivers now compete in online races since organizers paused the season.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Entertainment Outsourced Development 325

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Whether it’s recreating the small talk in the recruiting process, onboarding through a screen, or entertaining the masses without defaulting to a Zoom quiz, it’s been a year of shared challenges, so here’s what we can learn from the folks who who have steadied the course.

Entertainment 210

Entertainment Customer Support Onboarding Development 210

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Entertainment plays a huge role in most events. From weddings to birthday parties, to stag nights and everything in-between, the life of the party is the quality of entertainment. The opposite side of the coin is also true—finding enough gigs as an entertainer can be quite daunting. Special Guest App.

Marketplace as a Service 139

Marketplace as a Service B2C Payment Services Payments 139

Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In fact, games are not even just “games” any longer, but a form of entertainment — the … The post Investing in Roblox appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Gaming has gone from a niche hobby to a massive global industry across all demographics and well beyond outdated, narrow stereotypes of “gamers”.

Investment 114

Investment Entertainment Education 114

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, the Digital Good space, particularly in SaaS and general entertainment, actually presents new opportunities with higher margins and a huge greenfield potential. Number one, in terms of the utility -based software, and number two, in terms of general entertainment.

Merchant Services 168

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 168

IT World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

That growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of Covid-19 slowed overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant and entertainment sectors.

Entertainment 137

Entertainment Consulting Data Business 137

IT World

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Overall growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 continued to hinder overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant, entertainment, and service sectors. The IT industry’s bigger challenge is finding qualified candidates for those IT jobs, M.

Entertainment 130

Entertainment Consulting Data 130

IT World

JULY 5, 2023

At the launch of its Vision Pro headset in June , Apple offered up a variety of consumer entertainment uses, from watching front-row sports games to dodging 3D dinosaurs.

Entertainment 78

Entertainment Enterprise Branding Marketing 78

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 16, 2022

From Shakespeare to the Beatles, and Star Wars to Fortnite, every generation has a set of entertainment properties that define its culture and shared universe of stories. As we look to the coming decade, we believe the next major creative … The post Investing in Metatheory appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

Investment 98

Investment Entertainment 98

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Emerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications. In our 2-part series, we’ll be covering 12 of these big ideas with the partners that shared them.

Technology 83

Technology Entertainment compliance AI 83

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In true CLF fashion, we brought together leaders across entertainment, sports, music, and business and tech at our annual Cultural Leadership Summit to celebrate the undeniable influence and impact of culture, and foster real connections to build the future together. No question gets answered that doesn’t get asked. Kevin Hart 3.

Leadership 52

Leadership Entertainment Venture Capital Entrepreneurship 52

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2020

More investing in networking, entertainment. You are not a media company. Have to repurpose almost instantaneously. Less commitment for speakers, audience. More commitment for team. Make it easy. A great way to succeed at planning a hybrid event, is to treat them as separate events.

Entertainment 300

Entertainment Cloud Scale B2B 300

Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As games continue to evolve from entertainment into … The post Investing in Overwolf appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The biggest social platforms today — TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, to name just a few — are heavily driven by creators who generate and share content for friends, family, and the broader community.

Investment 106

Investment Entertainment 106

Unbounce

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many marketers still treat the mobile versions of their landing pages as an afterthought, but we’re proud to say that this landing page’s mobile version has been designed with intention.

Entertainment 64

Entertainment Mobile Construction Education 64

Buffer Resources

JANUARY 22, 2024

In 2024, we’ll see more creators venturing into entrepreneurship, entertainment, or corporate roles. As TikTok looks to incorporate more overt advertising through TikTok Shop, YouTube emerges as a more versatile and user-friendly platform, offering a refuge for those seeking authentic, ad-free entertainment.

Social Media 130

Social Media Entertainment Trends Branding 130

IT World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Overall growth in IT positions comes even as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 continued to hinder overall job growth, mainly due to slowdowns in the restaurant, entertainment, and service sectors.

Entertainment 119

Entertainment Consulting Data Business 119

SaaS Metrics

JANUARY 25, 2022

Pay-TV or cable TV is one of the oldest entertainment providers to their customers. This was introduced a long time back. It existed right from the time there have not been any internet facilities in countries worldwide. The cable provider is required to gain the customers’ trust and provide them with quality.

Entertainment 98

Entertainment Metrics SaaS 98

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But when none of them offered a good deal, Mailchimp walked away, convinced they wouldn’t entertain any more talks on acquisition. Chestnut began by discussing the ins and outs of the acquisition by Intuit. Mailchimp had been in conversation with several potential buyers. That changed with a phone call from Alex Chris at Intuit.

SMB 181

SMB Entertainment Acquisition Branding 181

Buffer Resources

JANUARY 22, 2024

In 2024, we’ll see more creators venturing into entrepreneurship, entertainment, or corporate roles. As TikTok looks to incorporate more overt advertising through TikTok Shop, YouTube emerges as a more versatile and user-friendly platform, offering a refuge for those seeking authentic, ad-free entertainment.

Social Media 123

Social Media Entertainment Trends Branding 123

Neil Patel

MARCH 11, 2021

If you’re looking for a unique and entertaining way to engage with your community, Discord bots might be the way to go. You can use them to add memes, games, music, and other pieces of entertaining content to the server to make it more enjoyable for your members. What Are Discord Bots? Knowing what Discord bots to add is the key.

Entertainment 113

Entertainment AI Search AI Communication 113

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Emerging from this exercise came 40+ builder-worthy pursuits for the year, ranging from entertainment franchise games to precision delivery of medicine to small modular reactors, and of course loads of AI applications. In our 2-part series, we’ll be covering 12 of these big ideas with the partners that shared them.

Artificial Intelligence 75

Artificial Intelligence Technology Entertainment Generative AI 75

Buffer Resources

JULY 28, 2024

It gets a ton of engagement because their audience responds to entertaining content. ” Shareable content is anything that’s trending, entertaining, and provides value to your audience. She posts step-by-step recipe tutorials that are engaging, entertaining, and actionable.

Social Media 85

Social Media Entertainment Trends Leadership 85

SaaS Metrics

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

What was once a simple, three-reel, and one-armed bandit has transformed into a diverse and exciting universe of entertainment. The world of online slot games has evolved dramatically over the years. Today, slot games come in all shapes and sizes, each designed to cater to different tastes and preferences. Among the myriad.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Metrics SaaS 52

IT World

JANUARY 27, 2022

This is the “free gift” period of the operating system’s evolution, and it is often fun, sometimes frustrating, and almost always entertaining.) Since we are still early in the Windows 11 life cycle, Microsoft remains focused on adding capabilities rather than pushing them off until Windows 12.

Entertainment 95

Entertainment 95