The Power of Us

PitchIt Challenge offers $50K for digital media startups

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Pitch It | 0 comments

Calling all media, technology and social dreamers: The 2012 We Media PitchIt Challenge is open to entries. The challenge offers $50,000 in seed funding to help turn ideas for innovative media and technology startups into something real. To submit an idea to the challenge or vote on others, go to: wemedia.com/pitchit.

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A startup founder pays it forward

Posted by on Mar 9, 2011 in Pitch It | 8 comments

The newest journalism class at the University of Miami gives digital natives a chance to research, test and pitch new business ideas - and learn a thing or two from PitchIt Challenge winner Lucas Sommer.

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Hey big media, it’s time to invest

Posted by on Sep 8, 2009 in Culture, Innovation, Investment, Pitch It, We Media Miami 2009, We Media Miami 2010 | 0 comments

Acquisition is part of the solution for "big media" companies to catch up in the era of new media. But they need to go further, including more investments in early-stage ventures.

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We Media analysis and links

Posted by on Feb 23, 2007 in Culture | 0 comments

I’ve been reflecting on our experiences at We Media Miami and digesting a great deal of reporting and analysis about...

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“Now we’re going to talk about money”–more ideas

Posted by on Feb 8, 2007 in Culture | 0 comments

some other ideas from the panel that seemed of some importance: -If you don’t have a revenue model yet, there is no...

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“Now we’re going to talk about money”

Posted by on Feb 8, 2007 in Culture | 0 comments

After a Random Act of Media, the WeMedia Forum Miami dove into its Investment forum, which asked “Who will pay for new ways...

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Yahoo Faces Competiton from Social Media

Posted by on Jan 25, 2007 in Culture | 0 comments

Yahoo was downgraded today by S&P to “sell” from “hold.” Why? Well, it just jumped 8%, but...

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