Comments on: Venture Capital for Long Tail Entrepreneurs at SXSW

By: SXSW 2010 (One week away!) | Taylor Davidson (@tdavidson)

SXSW 2010 (One week away!) | Taylor Davidson (@tdavidson) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:39:10 +0000

[...] great relationships (some of which led me to move to New Orleans), led a Core Conversation about trends in venture capital and entrepreneurship, and thoroughly enjoyed both Interactive and Music (a little too much, since I crawled home with [...]

By: Announcing: Photography Business Strategy and Social Media Consulting | Taylor Davidson (@tdavidson)

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:20:44 +0000

[...] about the photography industry, social media and marketing. Over the last year I’ve spoken at SXSW 2009, PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2009, TribeCon 2009 and IgniteNOLA, and I’ll be speaking at SXSW 2010, [...]

By: An Investment Thesis | Taylor Davidson (@tdavidson)

An Investment Thesis | Taylor Davidson (@tdavidson) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:16:26 +0000

[...] would otherwise stop new businesses formation. To avoid diving deeper in an oft-discussed subject, the economics of funding new ventures aren’t what they used to be. Start cheap, create a minimum viable product and iterate [...]

By: Companies will wake up when enough people start caring. | Taylor Davidson

Companies will wake up when enough people start caring. | Taylor Davidson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:51:02 +0000

[...] and technological frames shaping new business opportunities: Entrepreneurship may be the sexy thing getting all the attention today, but the fundamental, underlying question is really about how people will organize themselves to [...]

By: mlgreen8753

mlgreen8753 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:56:40 +0000

Any venture capital gained during this time is a blessing. Investors are reluctant to lend and many businesses are having to reduce spending in advertising to compensate the lack of operating and administrative funds.

By: Five cultural and technological frames shaping new business opportunities. | Taylor Davidson

Sat, 30 May 2009 19:25:20 +0000

[...] may be the sexy thing getting all the attention today, but the fundamental, underlying question is really about how people will organize themselves to [...]

By: Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:06:41 +0000

I've been thinking about the “Hollywood project” model lately; the transaction costs in forming and disbanding teams really dictates the kind of projects (depth, duration, etc.) and people (skillsets, past collaboration history and relationships, etc.) where the model can work. I'm pretty sure we're seeing the Hollywood project model in increasing scale within the industries that it's traditionally used, I'm curious if (and how) we're seeing the model used outside the traditional industries. That type of model, applied to new industries, will have a range of economic and cultural impacts that we're only beginning to understand.

Interestingly, I've also heard the term “Hollywood Model” to describe a method for creating an innovative, entrepreneurial community by creating the underpinnings (cultural, business, etc) for the creative class (related: Richard Florida) to explore and succeed; create the environment and they will come and prosper. I personally prefer to use the term to describe the project-based method for organizing collaborators…

By: Taylor Davidson

Taylor Davidson — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:06:41 +0000

By: Fred H Schlegel

Fred H Schlegel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:46:10 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to start bringing me up to speed. One organizational strategy that has direct impact on me is the 'hollywood project' model. Gather the team for a stated goal, disband when you hit the goal – the project then moves to the next stage and specialized team. (Make the movie – distribute the movie). I've been seeing this in product development and marketing for quite some time, especially as it has become so easy to pull together a team without regard to geography. Your next post on the subject looks great.

By: Fred H Schlegel

Fred H Schlegel — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:46:10 +0000