creatives and agencies: how to talk the talk with investors
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Creatives & Agencies: How to Talk the Talk with Investors
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Whether you are a consumer tech product company or creative agency, you can drive a very real yet different value proposition than your high tech peers who are hyped for disrupting the next big thing.
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Creative companies derive huge value from their longer economic life cycle, including licensing and advertising. But, if you’re a creative company looking for an investor, how you should tell the story of your company is inherently different from your non-creative peers.
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If pitching your creative business to an investor sounds scary, don’t worry, we have a team of experts to walk you through. Get advice from VCs, holding companies and start ups on how to pitch your business. We’ll cover the importance of utilizing creativity in being able to tell your story and distinguish yourself from the other thousands of startups that VCs are seeing every year
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The Experts
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Ryan Armbrust, Managing Director, FFVC
Ryan Armbrust is a Managing Director at ff Venture Capital. In this role he focuses on investment opportunities across a range of emerging industries.
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Andy Yang, CEO of 500pxAndy is the CEO of 500px, the premium photography community backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Visual China Group, Harrison Metal, and ffVC.
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Shane Snow, CCO and Co-founder, Contently
Shane is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur, and the best selling author. He is the Chief Creative Officer of Contently, an FFVC company, which he co-founded in 2010.
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Kotaro Sasamoto, Managing Partner at Dentsu Ventures
Kotaro Sasamoto joined Dentsu in 2003 and engaged in the strategic planning and account management divisions. He is now part of the company’s Corporate Strategy Division, where he is in charge of investing in startups.