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Bucha Live.
American Brewing's (ABRW) $0.40 (client) acquisition of Bucha Live last week made front page news on BevNet, an industry magazine which goes out to 21,000 readers including beverage distributors/retailers and manufacturers.
We’ll have a detailed report out this week. While the company did not breakout revenues of Bucha Live, a recent news article which interviewed Neil Fallon CEO noted him saying that Bucha had revenues three times that of American Brewing ($814 thousand for nine-months). So we’ll guesstimate around $3 million, which would put the combined company revenue at around $4 million. Not bad.
We have been told by many we have talked to that Bucha’s Blood Orange has legs and could be a breakout brand, due to it’s unique flavor (least pungent) amongst all Kombucha drinks. Some are calling it the best tasting Kombucha on the market today and most palatable to the masses.
http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/bucha/Blood_Orange
More importantly, virtually overnight - American Brewing goes from small craft brewer to publicly traded beverage company on the look out for acquisitions. We have been looking for a company like this. In the short time since we launched the Beverage Stock Review, we have looked dozens of publicly traded companies (and 100’s of private) and have quickly noticed two dynamics.
#1. Most small beverage companies have a game-plan to grow to a certain critical mass and then sell to one of the majors. Doesn’t matter if they make coffee, tea, beer or a flavor infused Vodka. They all have seem to have “the" game-plan.
#2. 100’s if not 1000’s of small private beverage companies are having a difficult time accessing growth capital and yet they do not have the desire to go through the painstaking process of going public, via a reverse merger or filing a registration statement.
Using alternative methods for going public (without an investment banker) can be costly, fraught with unforeseen dangers and is not for the faint at heart. And of course no guarantee to cheap money. Being public, having a symbol, a product and a logo does not mean investors will be lining up to give a company money (not to burst anyones bubble).
So we’ve been thinking, what if someone (who knew what they were doing - either though investment banking background or hands on experience) created a public vehicle to acquire quality start-up beverage companies which are still too small to be acquired by one of the majors, but not bold enough to venture onto the publicly traded markets on their own.
Wouldn’t a company like that be able to “cherry-pick” start-ups which are quickly showing market acceptance (flavor, ingredients, packaging) well before they even hit the radar screens of the majors? Wouldn’t that be a great way to build a portfolio of great brands?
Maybe, just maybe American Brewing can become that type of company. Of course only time will tell. But certainly it’s worth putting on your watch list.
Beverage Stock Review
http://www.beveragestockreview.com/
Beverage Stock Review Magazine
https://flipboard.com/@institution73s6/beverage-stock-review-m1rlrbvsz
Beverage Exec TV
http://www.beverageexectv.com
Team Bucha.
(aka B&R)
Mr. Bob Tiedemann was appointed CEO and a member of the Board of Directors in November of 2013. Calling on his many years of management experience, Mr. Tiedemann brought a renewed energy to the Company. During his tenure, the Company has doubled its sales volume, while successfully expanding into the traditional grocery and club store channels. Mr. Tiedemann recruited experienced talent at both the Board and management team levels to position the Company for future growth. Mr. Tiedemann has over 30 years of management experience in the finance and wealth management industries following his graduation from UCLA with an undergraduate degree in economics and an MBA in finance. Mr. Tiedemann and his family have a significant cash investment in the Company.
Frank Commanday has twenty-seven years experience in the craft beverage industry as a microbiologist and brewer, and played a key role in the emerging American craft brewing industry. Recently, he developed innovative fermentation and production methods while conducting research and development for Golden Star Tea Company in Belmont, California. Their popular White Jasmine fermented, non-alcoholic tea is currently sold at Whole Foods markets, and was featured at a White House luncheon. Frank is one of few individuals around with a scientific understanding and approach to the Kombucha fermentation, enriched by practical experience and supported by substantial success.
Frank’s acquaintance with the nascent craft brewing industry began in the summer of 1982, while a graduate student in microbiology and brewing at the University of California at Davis. After a bike ride in Chico, he stopped by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company for a visit and tour. He left with a summer job in the lab and fermentation cellar. At the time, this pioneering brewery was housed in a small metal building across from a body shop in a dusty back alley. The equipment was mainly adapted from old dairy tanks, and scrounged from Modesto-area used wine equipment suppliers, cobbled together by the company’s founder, Ken Grossman. Although he had to return to Davis to finish his graduate studies, this brief experience had a lasting effect: a career in a “conventional” industry or doing basic research was out of the question! As for Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, it is now a major regional-sized state-of-the-art brewery, and its Pale Ale is distributed throughout the USA.
After earning an MA in microbiology at UC Davis, Frank moved to Portland, Oregon, and learned brewing QA techniques at the Blitz-Weinhard brewery. He was soon applying them while setting up the QA lab as the first employee at Portland Brewing Co (now part of Pyramid Brewing Co), and gaining practical skills in brewing and cellar operations. After 2 years, he joined Widmer Brothers Brewing Co, designing, constructing, and running their downtown satellite brewery before joining their main production facility as Plant Manager and QA Manager, setting up their QA program/lab and Engineering Department. Frank introduced modern automated process controls to the growing facility, and designed/ managed a variety of process system projects (e.g. grain-handling, CIP, keg filling/cleaning, a second satellite brewery by the Portland Rose Garden Arena). He took sensory analysis courses at UC Davis and Siebel Institute (Chicago), and successfully integrated sensory analysis (regular taste panels) to the QA and product development programs. In the midst of a big expansion in 1996, with the introduction of the bottled product, Frank recognized the necessity of centrifugation prior to packaging, and led the successful effort to ensure shelf stability of Widmer’s primary product.
Frank moved to San Francisco in 1997 to set up and run a microbrewery at E&O Trading Company, an upscale Asian/fusion restaurant in the downtown shopping district. He enjoyed brewing his own formulations as much as his customers enjoyed drinking them, and resolved that his ongoing career would always somehow involve the production of brews of his own design.
With one small exception, Frank’s career has exclusively involved small start-ups, with innovation being the main imperative. His extensive practical experience in designing process systems, managing projects, and sourcing and commissioning equipment marries well with his microbiological skills and understanding of fermentation science and creative drive.
Dennis McLaughlin is a Southern California-based marketing and communications professional, most recently SVP – Group Account Director with the Los Angeles office of McCann-Erickson Worldwide.
He brings extensive beverage and retail marketing experience to the Búcha management team, with proven skills in developing and executing integrated marketing programs that drive sales, build share and increase brand awareness.
His experience spans decades, including several years at The Seven-Up Company world headquarters, then as advertising director of a four-state, publicly held soft drink bottling system, followed by a successful career at McCann-Erickson as an officer and account director in the western area, with extensive work on products of The Coca-Cola Company. He led the western area advertising and promotion for a number of beverage brand product launches, including Sprite, Diet Coke and Cherry Coke.
In addition to directing our corporate brand ID development and all packaging design, Dennis is leading our network of brokers and distributors for Búcha as we gain more and more grocery store distribution across the USA and Canada. He is also overseeing the advertising, promotion and sampling to pull the flavors of Búcha off shelves and into homes.
Dennis is a graduate of The University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Laurie Hunter has over 30 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, taxation and personal financial planning issues. Prior to arriving at Búcha, Laurie worked for 20 years as the business manager for one of the most recognizable athletes in the world with responsibility for multiple business enterprises including a private-label winery, web site and sports memorabilia companies. Previously, she was a senior financial manager for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and a senior accountant with Deloitte and Touché.
Laurie received her Master of Business Taxation degree from the University of Southern California, her MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and her BS in accounting from the University of Arizona. She is a CPA, licensed in CA, and a member of the AICPA.
Laurie has served on the Boards of two private foundations, in the US and Canada, whose missions are to provide athletic opportunities to underprivileged children.
Laurie and her husband reside in Manhattan Beach, California and have a daughter and a son.
Dr Daniel Lim Video Demonstrating BranchPoint.
Biotech Exec TV
http://www.biotechexectv.com/
Accurexa is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel neurological therapies based on their proprietary BranchPoint device delivering therapeutics directly into specific regions of the brain. Their BranchPoint device can deliver therapeutics through the radial deployment of a flexible delivery catheter to large and anatomically complex brain targets through a single initial brain penetration.
Their BranchPoint device was developed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) with $1.8 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
It is based on a neurosurgical delivery platform which we exclusively licensed from UCSF. It can enable new approaches to neurological therapy and be modified for the delivery of a wide range of novel therapeutics, such as chemotherapeutics to brain tumors, stem cells to treat neurodegenerative diseases, or gene therapy.
Convection-enhanced delivery (CED)
The brain is highly accessible for nutrients and oxygen, however delivery of drugs to malignant brain tumors is a very challenging task. Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) has been designed to overcome some of the difficulties so that pharmacological agents that would not normally cross the BBB can be used for treatment. Drugs are delivered through one to several catheters placed stereotactically directly within the tumor mass or around the tumor or the resection cavity. Several classes of drugs are believed to be amenable to this technology including standard chemotherapeutics or novel experimental targeted drugs.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19831841
Stem Cell Stock Review
Initiating Coverage on Accurexa (ACXA) $2.50.
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/initiating-coverage-on-accurexa-acxa-2-50
Chart of the Day.
At the Biotech Stock Review.
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/chart-of-the-day-celllular-biomedicine-cbmg-44-65
The Biotech Stock Review.
Is initiating coverage and will be providing coverage of the Fluticare roll-out. Overview report out soon and of course please see disclaimer.
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/initiating-coverage-on-innovus-innv-0-13
In case anyone missed the Maxim report.
http://www.stemcellstockreview.com/research-reports.html
Cheeba Cola
Only picture I could find of any of the drinks.
http://analytical360.com/m/liquids/348774
And Nana's
http://theepilepsynetwork.com/nanas-secret-canna-brands-join-forces-to-grow-infused-soda-business/
Stem Cell Stock Review
Interesting, don't know how we missed this one ! Just 20 miles away from our NY office, reading filings now..
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/top-20-stem-cell-stocks-for-2015
Stem Cell Stock Magazine
http://goo.gl/b0ixCS
I think we got punked.
LOL, well the new site is pretty. IR section is status quo.
Best to stay on sideline and watch.
http://consimllc.com/Consilium_Investment_Management/Real_Estate.html
Under the agreement, lender Consilium Corporate Recovery Master Fund Ltd. will not charge the default interest rate or late fee on $6.1 million of outstanding debt. Consilium could have charged 17 percent interest during the period of default, plus a late fee equal to five percent of a monthly payment. Consilium is secured by a second priority interest in Panache's distillery, plus interests and trademarks of the company.
In March, the company had previously amended agreements with Consilium to extend the maturity dates of several notes for $4 million, $1.4 million and $2.1 million. The notes now mature on May 9, 2017.
2020 Target
Whoa Excerpts:
"A comparison group of non-major pharmaceutical stocks with market values of $50 million to $1 billion is trading at 9X trailing revenue per share. A comparable APRI price-to-sales valuation on estimated 2020 revenue per share of $1.90 would value the stock at $17.30 per share based on an estimated 78 million common share equivalents outstanding. Discounting that figure by 20% to reflect execution and acceptance risks would value the stock at $5.80 per share in the year ahead. Our target implies that the stock price could appreciate threefold during the next year."
Really a great report, with a lot of the holes filled in like "Based on results of the 2006 Padma-Nathan et al studies, arguably the key Vitaros clinical trials, we believe that 9.2 million men, roughly one-third of the ED patients (in markets currently covered) unresponsive to oral PDE5 inhibitors constitute a long-term sustainable core market for alprostadil cream."
"If long-term Vitaros adopters use an average of three doses per month, a frequency well within treatment guidelines, those patients would constitute a market that even modest penetration rates (no bold pu intended) that could earn Apricus revenue of $150 million by 2020."
It would have been nice if the factored in "recreational use" numbers spurred on the "lasting more than four hours" commercials !
Uploaded report: http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/taglich-initiates-coverage-on-apricus-apri-with-5-80-target
Clock on their website..
Says two days to go. I'd had to buy this right before a BK. And I'd hate not to buy it before a "resurgence!"
Couple notes from the conference.
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/apricus-biosciences-apri-stock-conference-notes
Biotech Stock Review initiates coverage.
...let’s step back for a minute and look at the big picture (assuming Vitaros® is a commercial success) – we potentially have total milestone payments of $210 million and then add to that, $30 million in royalty revenues, which of course are ongoing as ED solutions are ongoing. And the market valuation? 43.6 million Shares x the current price of $1.50 = $65.4 million. Are we missing something here? Actually no. Is Wall Street missing something here? In our opinion, actually yes.
Of course all of the above is predicated on a successful full roll-out of Vitaros®. Again, trying to predict the future is sheer speculation, but when you have assembled the dream team to launch a better, safer and easier to use drug into a market which has world-wide “annual” sales of $5.5 billion, we feel pretty good about things...
https://flipboard.com/section/the-biotech-stock-review-bmoTlc
http://biotechstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/biotech-stock-review-initiates-coverage-on-apricus-biosciences
Sanofi ?
What the ????
Marine Exploration Magazine
We created a fun magazine to follow the industry and OMEX.
https://flipboard.com/section/marine-exploration-stock-review-bCKJLJ
Ebola Stock plays..
For fun on Flipboard
https://flipboard.com/section/ebola-stock-plays-brjTHL
Ebola Stock Plays Magazine
For fun.
https://flipboard.com/section/ebola-stock-plays-bfn7gv
The Unrepentant Bootlegger.
Online piracy is thriving. File-sharing, most of it illegal, still amounts to nearly a quarter of all consumer Internet traffic, according to Cisco Systems’ Visual Networking Index. And a recent report from Tru Optik, a media analytics firm, said that nearly 10 billion movies, television shows and other files, including games and pornography, were downloaded globally in the second quarter of 2014. Tru Optik estimates that about 6 percent of those downloads were legal. In July, a high-quality version of “The Expendables 3,” the Sylvester Stallone action comedy film, surfaced online and was downloaded millions of times, well before its release in theaters. See NYT article
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/technology/the-unrepentant-bootlegger.html?action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Blogs
New Coverage.
We will be following Blue Waters progress at the Marine Exploration Stock Review.
www.MarineExplorationStockReview.com
Going out with their divers this afternoon off St Augustine. Spent the weekend examining some of their past recoveries. Thousands and thousands of pearls, coins, muskets. Incredible what they can find. Also spent time with James Sinclair, noted archaeologist who was on the Titanic.
Quite a team KW has put together.
Roland
Following.
www.patentstockreview.com
Wolfman, the Kansas suit is over some app dispute from the $2.99 Fish ID mobile app. Claim brought by fish artist Tomelleri, Not sure the app is even available anymore, so that does not appear to be an issue.
http://www.medlmobile.com/apps/iphone/fishid
Looks like stars aligning.
Wow.
Sorry, nothing else to add. LOL maybe GEEZUZ !
Plug Power vs Flux Power.
Here comes Lithium powered forklifts folks !
(Flux Power ($FLUX) endured extensive testing for Lithium which started in May of 2013 and finally got news of approval in February.)
Flux Power Advanced Lithium Battery Packs Approved for Use in Toyota and Raymond Forklifts.
Flux Power® Holdings, Inc. ($FLUX), an innovator in advanced lithium energy storage systems, has received approval to sell its 24 Volt LiFT Pack lithium battery solution for Class III Toyota and Raymond “walkie” lift trucks (forklifts). Toyota is the world’s number one selling lift truck manufacturer1, selling under both the Toyota and Raymond brands in the U.S.
Following an extensive testing process, the Flux LiFT-24V battery pack was approved for use in Toyota and Raymond Class III lift trucks, both new trucks and as a replacement option for existing trucks. The Industrial Truck Association (ITA) defines Class III “walkies” as electric-motored lift trucks operated by an individual walking behind the vehicle.
Toyota and Raymond are both part of Toyota Material Handling Group North America but operate as separate brands with distinct product lines and distribution channels. This approval enables Flux Power to sell into the vast Toyota and Raymond dealership network across the U.S. Toyota has more than 220 industrial equipment dealerships nationwide, while Raymond’s network includes more than 100 locations.
Compared to most lead-acid batteries used in forklifts, Flux LiFT Packs deliver longer run times, superior performance and longer life cycles, require no regular maintenance and provide lower total cost of ownership over the battery’s lifetime.
Flux Power CEO, Ron Dutt, commented, “Toyota and Raymond are leaders in researching and commercializing new technologies to improve power and performance in the electric lift truck market. This approval represents a significant step for Flux in achieving industry acceptance and expanding awareness for a battery pack that will benefit customers through lower operational costs and improved fleet efficiencies.”
Full Release:
http://yhoo.it/1nAuALo
Prior "testing" releases.
Completes first and second round of testing:
Flux Power's New Advanced Lithium Battery Pack Successfully Completes First Commercial Pilot Program Implementations.
"Based on soft-packed, electrolyte-starved LiFePO4 rechargeable pouch cell technology, the LiFT Pack 250Ahe-24V is ideal for large energy storage systems used in the material handling equipment industry. We are pleased that the management of Toyotalift immediately recognized the customer benefits and agreed to be our initial pilot partner.."
http://yhoo.it/1nAuALt
Completes third round of testing:
Flux Power's New Advanced Lithium Battery Pack Completes Third Successful Commercial Pilot.
"We often have up to 28 trucks on the road each day, making 20-25 stops for a variety of needs. A typical delivery load can weigh as much as 1,500 pounds and many of our customer sites do not have a loading dock or other convenient access, so our drivers need to park nearby and use pallet jacks to reach the location. Once there, the equipment may need to remain in continuous use for several hours and run at full capacity. As a result, it is critical that our equipment remains fully charged and operable for the entire day," said Ray Lopez, DC Logistics. "Lead-acid batteries installed in our pallet jack equipment must receive a full charge each night in order to meet the often rigorous logistical demands the following day. With the Flux LiFT Pack, our equipment was able to be in use all week, operating at full capacity, even when only a quarter of the charge remained."
http://yhoo.it/1nAuALw
Management states not only are they less expensive than fuel-cell, but cheaper even than lead-acid.
Report on Flux Power.
There is a report available on Flux Power at the Alternative Energy Stock Review website, which will be updated to reflect the Toyota news.
http://alternativeenergystockreview.com
Plug Power vs Flux Power.
Interesting writeup in seeking alpha which despite its beautiful run in Plug Powers (PLUG) shares from $0.16 to $9.00, the author feels the fuel-cell powered forklifts just cant compete.
The article is called "Pulling The PLUG On The Fuel-Cell Mania."
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2075013-pulling-the-plug-on-the-fuel-cell-mania?source=email_the_daily_dispatch&ifp=0
Just added to Patent Stock Review Watch List.
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Patent Stock Review
2. Adding Pendrell Corp (PCO) $1.52 to Watch List.
Okay, we’ll be honest and say we really don’t know too much about this company or even when they were officially “born.”
However with six members of its management team having been named among the world's Top 300 IP Strategists worldwide by IAM Magazine -- in both 2012 and 2013 - and $191 million in the bank (as of 9/30) and a $1.50 stock price, which is down from a recent high of $2.70 all we can say is:
“WHAT THE !!!”
We’re going to be all over this like a cheap suit. And nobody knows about it. And Craig McCaw is the Chairman. For the Love of God, how in the world did this fall into the cracks of cheap stock obscurity?
Chart: http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=20f6367ef4&e=768be42d59
Analyst Opinion: N/A http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=b32061bef0&e=768be42d59 (no underwriting, no interest it seems)
Yahoo Message Board: Doesn’t exist.
iHub Message Board: 16 posts.
If you type Vringo (a lovely company) in Google you'll get 511,000 results. VirnetX gets 265,000. Acacia 1,240,000.
Pendrell Corp = 23,000. Even we beat that, with Roland Rick Perry getting 1,290,000 results lol ( http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=303750b7b7&e=768be42d59 )
This is a major find. Thanks to Patent News (link to his alert below) for being first kid on the block.
They did present at the Stephens Conference NY in June of 2013 - but with no underwriting needs (we presume) it’s hard to get coverage. Guess if the company has a failing, it would be neglecting to reach out to the retail investor. Some companies think they’re “above that.” Their loss, our gain (for those new to the party that is). We’ll find you even if you don’t court is with paid research and the like. It’s just quicker if they work with analysts for hire. Just sayin.
Here’s a good place to start your due diligence.
Proxy Statement (Annual Meeting June 14th, 2013).
http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=c68d2f1a73&e=768be42d59
And take a peak at this Management team and Board, it’s non-ending:
Board:
http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=b86a08c99b&e=768be42d59
Management:
http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=663a04f304&e=768be42d59
Powerpoints and Presentations: http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=ad66ee628e&e=768be42d59
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3. Pendrell Corp (PCO), Nokia Partnership And Lawsuits Against Apple, Amazon, Huawei And Motorola (SA).
Pendrell Corp. (PCO) is a debt free company with a number of valuable IP and other operating practicing entity businesses which we believe are undervalued, giving this stock potential multi-bagger status from a number of short and long-term catalysts.
Pendrell Corp. is now totally debt free with over $191 million in cash and a market cap of $379 million (over 50% of market cap). We believe that Pendrell management gets access to a lot of interesting information and deals in the patent space which constantly advises major Fortune 500 companies due to owning a wholly owned subsidiary called Ovidian Group.
Full Article:
http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=6c4a9e0abf&e=768be42d59
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4. First Capital Alliance Expects a Pendrell Double in 12 Months and Marked Appreciation Long Term (First Alliance).
(September 18th, 2013 @ $2.00)
http://patentstockreview.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0fddb0a3ca3b21f6caa9620e3&id=0dae1f8315&e=768be42d59
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5. Interesting Insider Buying at CopyTele (COPY) $0.30.
Full Article here: http://patentstockreview.ning.com/profiles/blogs/adding-pendrell-corp-pco-1-52-to-watch-list
Should be fun to follow.
"This is a historical deal for our company," says Jay Grdina, CEO of NOHO, Inc. "Partnering up with a powerhouse such as Southern Wine and Spirits will propel our brand to the next level. We will now have the ability to launch our NOHO Gold product throughout the 35 states in the SWS distribution network, which is unprecedented for growth, and a beverage company's dream."
On December 17, 2012, the Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. John (Jay) Grdina to serve as the President, CEO, and Director of the Registrant, effective immediately. John Grdina, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director: Age, 45, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of RealEstate Pathways, Inc., joined the Company in December 2012. Mr. Grdina is the CEO and majority shareholder in Dolce Bevuto, LLC (Dolce), which manufactures an anti-hangover product called "NOHO," which the Company intends to distribute. Mr. Grdina was the founder and former CEO of Club Jenna, Inc., which was sold to Playboy Enterprises. While at Playboy Enterprises from 2006 to 2012, Mr. Grdina was a Senior Vice President and the President of Production at Playboy responsible for all aspects of Television and Video Production After serving as a Senior Vice President for Playboy, he went on to create the celebrity blogging sensations TheDirty.com and Kikster.com. Mr. Grdina was named one of Details Magazine's Most Successful Men (#10) under the Age of 37 in America. Additionally, he has been the subject of feature articles for both Forbes and Rolling Stone.
CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43466531
WIKI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Grdina
Instagram Pictures Itself Making Money.
In case you're thinking this is off topic, it's not. Instagram got bought out for $1 billion, when it only reached the 30 million user mark. Those users joined Instagram to "share" pictures.
While Hang With doesn't share pictures, it shares videos. And it's users joined Hang to share pictures. So there you go, on topic !
And while they don't have 30 million users (yet), but they are off to a good start with 500,000 users in less than six months - and if nothing else, we're patient ! So go Andrew go !
Anyway, Instagram didn't have a money making plan, when they were acquired in April of 2012. And believe it or not, they still don't - but they are working on it. Which is what this WSJ article below is about. It's kind of funny reading, "There are no ads on Instagram, but Ms. White said it should be ready to begin selling ads within the next year." Next year !!! What the...
Instagram Pictures Itself Making Money
Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion
Andrew Maltin CEO and 50 Cent, who's just passed 10,000 followers.
Almost there !
Godfrey has received final approval from NAVAIR on March 5, 2013 and expects to commence manufacturing operations in the third quarter of 2013. Subject to our receipt of at least an additional $300,000 of capital, we expect to commence marketing and distribution of sale of Godfrey’s initial product line of spherical bearings in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of April 30, 2013, we had total assets of $41,440 and a working capital deficit of $356,036. Since April 30, 2013, our working capital has decreased as a result of continuing losses from operations. We estimate that we require approximately $2 million of additional working capital over the next 12 months in order to fund our expected marketing and distribution of the initial line of aircraft component products to be manufactured by Godfrey and to fund our expected operating losses as we endeavor to build revenue and achieve a profitable level of operations. However, there are no commitments or understandings at this time with any third parties for their provision of capital to us.
What Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From The 4 Richest Hip Hop Moguls
50 Cent’s Networth: $260 Million
Branding
50 Cent Net Worth EntrepreneurAfter growing up in poverty, being shot nine times, and having his debut album shelved, it seemed the 50 Cent just couldn’t catch a break. After hearing about his violent past, no record company would have him in their offices. In fact, it’s rumored that 50 Cent wrote a few songs for Diddy until the mogul saw 50 carried a gun with him to the studio.
Finally, 50 Cent caught a break when Dr. Dre and Eminem gave him a shot.
50 quickly released hit after hit and topped the charts. But it seemed that just being a rap superstar wasn’t enough. Instead of endorsing brands, 50 Cent looked to break new ground. While just putting one’s name on a product for a flat fee was a standard practice, almost all of his deals included equity in the product on top of an endorsement fee.
Some of these deals included his own clothing line, a shoe line with Reebok, books, movies, and video games—who needs to rap? But his biggest paycheck came from an unsuspecting source when Coca-Cola acquired Vitamin Water. 50 Cent, who owned a 5% stake in the company, walked away with $200 million—10 times as much as he had made selling records.
50 Cent now owns SK Energy Drink that is taking over the Energy Shot market.
Lesson Learned: 50 Cent came into the industry with a bad stigma attached to him. When he finally got a chance to make his mark, he put his name on everything and it paid off. Put your business’s name on all your merchandise—everything from shirts and umbrellas to golf items and custom sunglasses can be branded by companies like Pinnacle Promotions—as you never know what’s going to be the true moneymaker in the end.
50 Cent Premiered a Track on Hang With Last night.
We could be wrong, but we're just guessing that the major media (ABC, CBS etc) is going to pick up this story.
First time an artist ever premiered a new song on a social network, best I can remember..
Hip Hop and More was the first to pick it up. They were prepared and even filmed their iPhone. Maybe they heard he was broadcasting on one of his sites, which he promoted on his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.
Hip Hop coverage
http://hiphop-n-more.com/2013/08/50-cent-previews-new-songs-on-hang-with-app-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=50-cent-previews-new-songs-on-hang-with-app-video
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/50cent
Twitter
https://twitter.com/50cent
Instagram
http://instagram.com/p/dLFPV2sL6D/
More on 50 Cent.
Hate to beat this to death, but since 50 has 31 million fans on Facebook, he does have the ability to shake things up a bit. Quite a bit. Instagram by the way, got bought out for $1 billion when it hit 30 million users.
Anyway he is wasting NO TIME going to his Facebook fans. He has a photo of his Hang profile posted on the site, there is a post suggesting everyone to join him on Hang AND there is even a post which says:
new music TOMORROW live on HANG WITH.6pm http://bit.ly/hangwsocial
50 Cent Facebook Site
Watch Fiddy's First Broadcast.
Download the App, and quickly look up (before it disappears) his first broadcast from his hotel in Norway. Its dated August 18th.
Hang only lets you archive six broadcasts. The idea is let you see what a "typical" broadcast of someone is, so you can look and then decide if you want to follow. Because each time someone broadcasts, you get a text telling you they are videoing live - so you probably don't want to follow 1000 people. Just sayin.
He's a couple things we heard in his hotel room.
"..this is the flyest sh*t I seen so far"
"..I'm gonna download this sh*t right now." (somebody else)
"..this sh*t is ill"
"..this is sh*t is the coolest sh*t"
"..oh this is ill, I'm on this sh*t"
"..when did this come out?..wait, dont tell no body, I want to buy this." (presumably the whole company lol)
"...that shi*t is crazy cause Vine ain't like that" (from someone else in his room)
(Vine, owned by Twitter is just six second long clips. We don't "get it" but growth at Vine is out of control we're told).
Letter from Instagram
Great blog from the day Instagram hit 100 million members, up from a couple thousand, two and a half years earlier.
From Instagram Blog
Instagram’s first office had few redeeming qualities—and insulation was not one of them. There were only two of us, so we rented desks in a co-working space on a pier over San Francisco Bay. At night, it was common to find us working in winter jackets huddled over our laptops where the air was so cold we could see our breath. It was October 2010 when we launched Instagram, and San Francisco had dealt us a particularly unforgiving and chilly fall.
One night soon after launch, about a half-mile away, the Giants’ stadium was full of fans cheering on their team in a race for the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies. You see, having so little insulation in the office had an unintended consequence of being able to hear the crowd roar every time someone hit a long ball out towards McCovey Cove. Back in the office, we’d lift our heads up from code with every eruption of the fans, wondering who was at bat, what had happened, and whether the ball had made it or not. We never knew, but that wasn’t the point.
While we may only have had a few thousand people around the world using Instagram that night , we had a sense that maybe through Instagram we could tune in to what was happening just a few steps away. With a few quick commands at his terminal, my co-founder Mike’s screen filled with images of the game: the bullpen, dugout, concession stands, cheering fans and a panoramic view from somewhere up high. In a matter of hours, the people in that stadium had recorded moments in time through Instagram and allowed us to tune into an event while we sat a half a mile away, working—winter coats and all.
For the first time, we understood why Instagram was going to be different. We understood the power of images to connect people to what was happening in the world around them. And, although Instagram had a fraction of the user base it does today, that night we saw a preview of what Instagram would enable at a much larger scale down the road.
Now, nearly two and a half years later, over 100 million people use Instagram every month. It’s easy to see this as an accomplishment for a company, but I think the truth is that it’s an accomplishment for our community. Now, more than ever, people are capturing the world in real-time using Instagram—sharing images from the farthest corners of the globe. What we see as a result is a world more connected and understood through photographs.
Of the 100 million people on Instagram, there are stories that awe us: stories like Kathryn Mahoney’s (@nineteenfiftyone). Kathryn is an aid worker for the United Nations in the most remote refugee camp in Southern Sudan. She shares vivid photos of the day-to-day life of the people who live in Yida as well as the struggles and triumphs of the UN’s work there. From thousands of miles away, Kathryn reminds us of the power of images to educate and inspire.
There are love stories that move us, like the story of Cory (@withhearts) and Bethany (@bethanyolson) who began following each other a year and a half ago at the suggestion of a mutual photographer friend. After trading likes on photos, meeting for coffee, and finally joining up for a photowalk, a mutual interest in photography turned into dating. To this day, they still go on photography adventures and explore the world together with Instagram in tow.
And there are inspiring stories of small businesses and artisans. Mission Bicycle (@missionbicycle), a small, independent manufacturer in San Francisco, has amassed nearly 50,000 followers as they share the photos from their daily work of making beautiful bicycles by hand. Similarly, Sightglass Coffee (@sightglass) shares photos from their harvesting grounds in El Salvador and Ethiopia to remind us that even a local business has global connections.
Images have the ability to connect people from all backgrounds, languages and cultures. They connect us to aid workers halfway across the world in Sudan, to entrepreneurs in San Francisco and even to events in our own backyards. Instagram, as a tool to inspire and connect, is only as powerful as the community it is made of. For this reason, we feel extremely lucky to have the chance to build this with all of you. So from our team to the hundred million people who call Instagram home, we say thank you. Thank you for sharing your world and inspiring us all to do the same.
Kevin Systrom
Co-founder, Instagram
Social Media and Mobile Heavy Hitters in the News: MEDL Mobile, Zynga, Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn.
News Updates for some leading tech companies with current product launch announcements or financial results news: MEDL Mobile, Inc. (OTCQB: MEDL), Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD).
Hang With Inc., a subsidiary of MEDL Mobile, Inc. (OTCQB: MEDL), announced today that famed music artist, actor and businessman, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, has joined the "Hang w/" platform.
The Hang w/ mobile app connects people around the globe through live streaming video and simultaneous chat - allowing hundreds, thousands and eventually millions of users to "hang with" their favorite people in real time. The platform will be monetized via a fully integrated advertising model. The app has already been downloaded nearly 400,000 times and has generated more than 8,000,000 user sessions.
To read the entire press release, please go to http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=MEDL+Headlines or http://wallstreetnewsmedia.com/fullstory.php?id=2213.
MEDL has led mobile strategy, ideation, development, marketing and monetization for many of the biggest names on the planet - in areas diverse as entertainment, telecom, medicine, education and retail - for such prestigious clients as Hyundai, Taco Bell, Monster.com, The New York Times Company, and Telefonica. The Company enters into partnerships to mobilize and monetize IP with such notable names as Encyclopedia Britannica, Real Madrid, Cheech & Chong and Marlee Matlin.
MEDL's patent-pending Mobile Brain is a powerful analytic engine which classifies users according to their Mobile Lifestyle via a Detailed Anonymous Profile (D.A.P.) and learns to make recommendations based on a predictive algorithm.
For three years, MEDL Mobile has incubated "Hang w/" - a global, mobile, social media platform that connects and shares via live-streaming video and is monetized by fully integrated advertising. The platform was released via a private beta in January, 2013 and released to the public in March, 2013.
For more information about MEDL Mobile, please visit http://www.medlmobile.com.
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) Rose to $2.90 on Friday in moderate trading. Zynga Inc. develops, markets, and operates online social games as live services on the Internet, social networking sites, and mobile platforms in the United States and internationally. The company provides its online social games under the FarmVille, CityVille, FarmVille 2, ChefVille, CastleVille, Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Scramble With Friends, Draw Something, Bubble Safari, Mafia Wars, Ayakashi, Horn, and Respawnables names that are available on Facebook and other social networks, and mobile platforms, as well as through Zynga.com. The company was formerly known as Zynga Game Network Inc. and changed its name to Zynga Inc. in November 2010. Zynga Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) rose nearly 1 percent on Friday after the company posted its best week since October 2011, jumping more than 10 percent. Apple Inc., together with subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computing products, and portable digital music players worldwide. Its products and services include iPhone, a handheld product that combines a mobile phone, an iPod, and an Internet communications device; iPad, a multi-purpose mobile device; desktop computers, such as iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac mini; portable computers, including MacBook Pro and MacBook Air; a line of iPod portable digital music and media players; and iCloud, a cloud service. The company also offers a range of software products, including iOS and OS X operating system software; server software; iLife and iWork application software; and other application software consisting of Final Cut Pro, Logic Studio, Logic Pro, and its FileMaker Pro database software.
The valuation for Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has risen 40% in the last month behind a 53% jump in overall revenue and has enjoyed a 75% quarter-over-quarter growth in mobile ad sales. Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company with more than 1 billion monthly active users worldwide. It builds various tools that enable users to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and computers. The company's Facebook Platform is a set of development tools and application programming interfaces that enables developers to integrate with Facebook for creating social apps and Websites.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) reported its revenue for the second quarter was $363.7 million, an increase of 59% compared to $228.2 million in the second quarter of 2012. Also reported, net income for the second quarter was $3.7 million, compared to net income of $2.8 million for the second quarter of 2012. Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 238 million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products.
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