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356<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I speak at conferences and give private talks at companies on a variety of topics including vertical video, the rise of the stories format, brands becoming publishers, being creative in a technical world, life as an entrepreneur, publishing technology, the only two things a startup needs and how to run your business like Tony Stark.</p>
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360<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here are some of the talks I have given, conferences I&#8217;ve participated in and shows I&#8217;ve been on.</p>
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364<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Media in the AI Era</h2>
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368<p class="wp-block-paragraph">July 9, 2025 — Loring Place, NYC — Host</p>
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372<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
373<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Top executives to explore how AI is reshaping personalization and operational efficiency in the media industry.</p>
374</blockquote>
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378<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Media Product Forum</h2>
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382<p class="wp-block-paragraph">”How to Win at AI”<br>May 7, 2025 — Current at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, NYC — Speaker</p>
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386<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Publishing is undergoing a major transformation. As business models adapt to leaner, audience-centric approaches, organizations are refocusing on building top-tier products that drive engagement and loyalty</p>
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390<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This event featured product leaders from leading media companies — including Neil Vogel, CEO of Dotdash Meredith, Daniel Hallac, CGO of The Free Press, Anne Marie O’Keefe, COO of Inc. &amp; Fast Company, Bharat Krish, CPO of Newsweek, and Bridget Williams, CPO of Hearst — who shared how they’re realigning their strategies to meet the demands of this new landscape.</p>
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394<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://nsmg.live/event/press-gazettes-media-strategy-usa/">Press Gazette: Media Strategy Network USA</a></h2>
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398<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mar 13, 2025 — 1 World Trade Center, NYC — Roundtable Host</p>
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402<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Press Gazette’s Media Strategy Network USA is a biannual event that convenes some of North America’s most influential executives in the news, media and publishing sectors.</p>
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406<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://events.digitalcontentnext.org/2025-next-summit">2025 DCN Next Summit</a></h2>
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410<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“In conversation with Ariscielle Novicio, CTO and SVP, Product &amp; Digital Strategy, New York Post”<br>April 22-23, 2025 — Miami, FL — Speaker</p>
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414<p class="wp-block-paragraph">DCN Next Summit offers a mix of high-level views on the issues that help advance the future of the media business, coupled with a closed-door setting that guarantees candid, open discussion.</p>
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418<h2 class="wp-block-heading">CES Tentpole Dinner</h2>
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422<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jan 8, 2025 — Aria Resort &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, NV — Host</p>
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426<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Invitation-only C-level industry discussion and networking session at Bardot Brasserie.</p>
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430<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://event.foundryco.com/cio100-symposium-and-awards/agenda/#session-track-14">Disney Data &amp; Analytics Conference 2024</a></h2>
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434<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Crafting Enchanting Customer Journeys with AI and Data&#8221;<br>September 10, 2024 — Orlando, FL — Panelist</p>
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438<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tim Hossain, VP of Marketing for WordPress VIP, hosted a panel discussion that included News Corp&#8217;s VP of Data Science &amp; Analytics Manu Singh and 10up&#8217;s SVP of Business Development Billy Fischer.</p>
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442<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
443<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Imagine a world where businesses effortlessly conjure the perfect customer journey, with precise personalization in every single interaction. In this panel discussion, we&#8217;ll reveal the secrets behind using AI and analytics to captivate customers at every marketing touchpoint.</p>
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447<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our panel of data-driven wizards will unveil the real-world potential of generative AI and advanced analytics in transforming the customer journey. By ta
447pping into the hidden charms of data, you&#8217;ll weave unified, seamless and enchanting customer experiences.</p>
448</blockquote>
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452<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://event.foundryco.com/cio100-symposium-and-awards/agenda/#session-track-14">CIO 100 Symposium &amp; Awards 2024</a></h2>
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456<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Delivering Next Generation Content and Digital Media Experiences that Scale with Ease&#8221;<br>August 6, 2024 — Colorado Springs, CO — Speaker</p>
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460<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
461<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What will it take to deliver the next generation of content and digital media? As legacy technology struggles to deliver on the promise of composability and AI, enterprises look to open source solutions to help them build best in breed solutions. Join WordPress VIP as we share what we’ve learned from helping Salesforce, Meta, and the White House create content experiences that scale with ease in the face of increasing IT complexities.</p>
462</blockquote>
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466<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xy2rfmgwgMnT4ex3q4w8h">The Rebooting Show with Brian Morrissey</a></h2>
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470<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;How AI will impact publishing&#8221;<br>July 29, 2024 — Guest</p>
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474<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
475<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brian Alvey, CTO of WordPress VIP, discussed with me how AI’s impact on publishers’ day-to-day operations will be felt first and foremost on mundane tasks that end up eating up a lot of resources. The early efforts to embed AI within the publishing process were predictably ham-handed. Using ChatGPT to create AI slop is hardly innovative – and unlikely to be very effective. I’m very skeptical of creating much value out of using AI to churn out tons of aggregation newsletters, for instance.</p>
476</blockquote>
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479
480<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Run with VIP: Neal Fraser Celebrity Chef Experience</h2>
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484<p class="wp-block-paragraph">July 23, 2024 — Los Angeles, CA — Host</p>
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488<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
489<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Join WordPress VIP and Iron Chef America winner, Neal Fraser, at Redbird for an exclusive culinary experience.</p>
490</blockquote>
491
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493
494<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Media Product Forum</h2>
495
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498<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;WordPress VIP Explores New AI Capabilities&#8221;<br>July 11, 2024 — New York, NY — Guest</p>
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502<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
503<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brian Alvey, Chief Technology Officer at WordPress VIP, sits down for an interactive fireside chat.</p>
504</blockquote>
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507
508<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meet the Boss Virtual Roundtable</h2>
509
510
511
512<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Sweating the Basics: Streamlining CMSes for a Better Website&#8221;<br>April 23, 2024 — Speaker</p>
513
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515
516<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Colin Cosell moderated a private online discussion with several enterprise companies whose IT teams were looking for advice on optimizing customer experiences and increasing revenue.</p>
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519
520<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.idgevents.com/event/0cbaf706-08e1-4282-95d8-810c2b31ee0a/summary">Foundry CIO Executive Roundtable Dinner</a></h2>
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523
524<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Enterprise Content Management Performance Strategies for 2024&#8221;<br>April 11, 2024 — Costa Mesa, CA — Host</p>
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528<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
529<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Join senior technology executives from the LA metropolitan area for a dinner roundtable discussion that will explore how leading organizations optimize enterprise-wide content management strategies across increasingly complex organizational environments and technology infrastructures.</p>
530</blockquote>
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534<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://events.digitalcontentnext.org/2024-next-summit/agenda">2024 DCN Next: Summit</a></h2>
535
536
537
538<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Differentiating After Great Equalizing Tech Advancements&#8221;<br>February 9, 2024 — Charleston, SC — Speaker</p>
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542<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Penske Media Corporation&#8217;s SVP of Product Delivery Nicola Catton and I talked to senior media and tech execs about the challenges of differentiating against the competition when they&#8217;re all using the same cloud, the same gen AI and the same open source CMS.</p>
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546<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://hello.humanmade.com/wordpress-for-enterprise">WordPress for Enterprise</a></h2>
547
548
549
550<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Future of Enterprise Content Management is Open Source&#8221;<br>January 18, 2024 — Speaker</p>
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554<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
555<p class="wp-block-paragraph">WordPress VIP is a high-end hosting, support, and consulting service specifically tailored for large-scale, high-traffic WordPress websites, offering premium features, robust security, and expert technical guidance. Hear from Brian Alvey, the company&#8217;s CTO, in this session.</p>
556</blockquote>
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560<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://poweredbycoffee.co.uk/podcasts/scale/the-art-of-building-startups-with-wordpress-vips-cto-brian-alvey/">Scale: The Modern Media Podcast</a></h2>
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563
564<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Art of Building Startups with WordPress VIP’s CTO, Brian Alvey&#8221;<br>August 17, 2023 — Guest</p>
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568<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
569<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We take an extraordinary trek through Brian’s illustrious career, unpacking his groundbreaking work with heavyweights such as TMZ, Business Week, and TV Guide. You’ll get an insider’s look at WordPress VIP, understanding its design for large, high-traffic businesses, and how it provides an unsurpassed platform for companies reaching millions of customers.</p>
570</blockquote>
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574<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.osomtoknow.com/episodes/building-the-perfect-cms-with-w
574p-vip-cto-interview-with-brian-alvey">Osom to Know &#8211; a WordPress podcast</a></h2>
575
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577
578<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Building the Perfect CMS with WP VIP CTO &#8211; Interview with Brian Alvey&#8221;<br>June 26, 2023 — Guest</p>
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582<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
583<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brian sheds light on how WordPress VIP builds tools for improvement in search, security, analytics, and digital asset management for enterprise-level clients. He also talks about how hiring psychologically-driven people who are responsible and communicate well is important when building remote teams. Brian shares different experiences, including working with well-known brands, famous investors, and his friend Jason, and also gives insights on the role and responsibilities of a CTO.</p>
584</blockquote>
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588<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WPVIP Executive Roundtable</h2>
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591
592<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;AI Experimentation&#8221;<br>May 30, 2023 — Speaker</p>
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596<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dan Walmsley, a lead engineer on Automattic&#8217;s Applied AI team, and I discussed our AI product work and led a private roundtable discussion with tech leaders from dozens of enterprise companies who shared their challenges with integrating new AI products into their workflows.</p>
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600<h2 class="wp-block-heading">VIP Live! With 10up</h2>
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604<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Lessons Learned From Going Headless&#8221;<br>July 13, 2022 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
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608<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
609<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hear from Phil Crumm, SVP Marketing &amp; Growth at 10up, and Brian Alvey, CTO of WordPress VIP as they discuss lessons learned from going headless and their predictions for this technology going forward.</p>
610</blockquote>
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614<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/69xJCJIMbIcNZhMEyleKJt">StreamYard Connect Ep43</a></h2>
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618<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Create Video Clips for Your Live Streams with Brian Alvey&#8221;<br>September 9, 2020 — Guest</p>
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622<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
623<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On StreamYardConnect with Ross Brand, Answers RN founder and Clipisode CEO Brian Alvey talks about how Answers RN helps you easily create snackable video clips for social media and your live streaming broadcasts. You can use AnswersRN to make short video clips to play in your StreamYard live streams.</p>
624</blockquote>
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628<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqcsP_Kf4C8">Zoomin Customer Experience Series</a></h2>
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632<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Power of Video Stories from Real People&#8221;<br>July 22, 2020 — Guest</p>
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636<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
637<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Join Megan Gilhooly and Scott Abel for a chat with serial entrepreneur Brian Alvey, the founder of Weblogs, a web publishing platform he and his co-founder sold to AOL for $25 million. We&#8217;ll discuss why Alvey says he was born with publishing in his DNA and we&#8217;ll learn about his latest adventure building a product he believes can that help people leverage video content in powerful ways.</p>
638</blockquote>
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642<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://jeffisfunny.com/2020/05/episode-2-podcast/"><strong>The Jeff Dwoskin Show</strong></a></h2>
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646<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;All the Answers Right Now&#8221;<br>May 25, 2020 — Guest</p>
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650<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
651<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Looking to make fast, amazing Q&amp;A videos? You’ll love my interview with Brian Alvey, CEO of Answers RN, an app that has revolutionized Q&amp;A sessions.</p>
652</blockquote>
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656<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://thisweekinstartups.com/e1000-1000th-episode-retrospective-jason-twist-lifers-lon-harris-brian-alvey-tyler-crowley-re-live-favorite-moments-guests-highlighting-innovations-in-podcasting-tech-over-the-last-decade/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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660<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 1000&#8221;<br>November 12, 2019 — San Francisco, CA — Guest</p>
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664<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
665<p class="wp-block-paragraph">1000th Episode Retrospective! Jason &amp; TWiST lifers Lon Harris, Brian Alvey, &amp; Tyler Crowley re-live favorite moments &amp; guests, highlighting innovations in podcasting &amp; tech over the last decade, hitting global trends &amp; what’s in store for the next 1000.</p>
666</blockquote>
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670<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://vidcon.com/agenda/13615/rapid-fire-6-minute-case-studies/">VidCon</a></h2>
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674<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Rapid-Fire 6 Minute Case-Studies&#8221;<br>July 11, 2019 — Anaheim, CA — Speaker</p>
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678<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
679<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tired of long boring case studies? Come see the top 7 case studies for 2018/2019 as curated by the Vidcon Advisory board. Hosted by Gabe Gordon of Reach Agency, this is your chance to see the newest, best-in-class case studies from influencers to Instagram and KPIs to ROI. No nonsense, just the facts — delivered directly from top brands and agencies in 6 minutes. Brands represented include Microsoft, Express, EA, Nationwide, Tinder, Chipotle and Netflix.</p>
680</blockquote>
681
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683
684<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://medium.com/the-business-of-content/he-sold-his-blog-network-to-aol-for-25-million-and-that-was-just-the-beginning-b0233a261987"><strong>The Business of Content</strong></a></h2>
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688<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;He sold his blog network to AOL for $25 million. And that was just the beginning&#8221;<br>November 18, 2018 — Guest</p>
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692<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
693<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I interviewed Alvey about what it was like to run a blog network in Web 2.0’s early days, how he ended up in a 45 minute meeting with Jeff Bezos, and why the iPad failed to save the media industry.</p>
694</blockquote>
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698<h2 class="wp-block-heading">
698<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-use-video-to-drive-business-results-tickets-50374496475">SF Video Marketers Meetup</a></h2>
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702<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;How to Use Video to Drive Business Results&#8221;<br>October 4, 2018 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
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706<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Renee Teeley from the animated video platform&nbsp;<a href="https://www.powtoon.com/">Powtoon</a>&nbsp;hosted a panel with&nbsp;video marketing experts, including Scott Frost from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adobe.com/">Adobe</a>&nbsp;and Harrison Westwater from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnet.com/">CNET</a>.</p>
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710<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://vidconaustralia.com/agenda/11173/hands-on-with-the-top-tools-revolutionizing-online-video/">VidCon Australia</a></h2>
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714<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Hands-On with the Top Tools Revolutionizing Online Video&#8221;<br>September 1, 2018 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Speaker</p>
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718<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted a hands-on session at&nbsp;<a href="http://vidconaustralia.com/">VidCon Australia</a>&nbsp;bringing together &#8220;some of the top new products, apps, and programs in a demo format with audience Q&amp;A. These tools can help you optimize your content, maximize your total reach, identify and work with influencers, embrace and identify user-generated content, and make creating online content easier.&#8221; Presenting companies included <a href="https://vidiq.com/">VidIQ</a>, <a href="https://www.adobe.com/">Adobe</a>, <a href="https://storyful.com/">Storyful</a>, <a href="https://clipisode.co/">Clipisode</a>, and <a href="https://peg.co/">Peg</a>. During our presentation we announced Clipisode&#8217;s new <a href="https://brianalvey.com/2018/09/12/automatic-captions-on-every-clip/">automatic captions</a> feature — and we demonstrated it live with an audience member. It was amazing.</p>
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722<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://vidconaustralia.com/agenda/11173/hands-on-with-the-top-tools-revolutionizing-online-video/">PayPal Innovation Lab</a></h2>
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726<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Titans of Viral Marketing&#8221;<br>August 2, 2018 — San Jose, CA — Speaker</p>
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730<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I gave a private talk and Q&amp;A at PayPal&#8217;s Silicon Valley HQ, examining legendary products like PayPal, Hotmail, Dropbox that had viral marketing power built into their core loops.</p>
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734<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://entrefest.com/">Entrefest</a></h2>
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738<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Human Creativity vs. The Inevitable Domination of AI&#8221;<br>May 17, 2018 — Cedar Rapids, IA — Speaker</p>
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742<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
743<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What does it mean to be creative? What chance do you have at being remarkable when everyone on the planet has a supercomputer in their hand and new equalizing technologies appear every few years? Brian Alvey explores the challenges that creators face in our technology-dominated world — challenges that also show up in movies like&nbsp;<em>Sound City</em>,&nbsp;<em>Tim’s Vermeer</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Incredibles</em>.</p>
744</blockquote>
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747
748<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/news-roundtable-iain-thomson-brian-alve/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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752<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 811&#8221;<br>April 13, 2018 — San Francisco, CA — Guest</p>
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756<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a news roundtable episode,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/iainthomson">Iain Thomson</a>&nbsp;of The Register and I talked about Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress, Facebook’s data dilemma, Trump ordering a USPS review, YouTube&#8217;s demonetization fallout, self-driving car accidents and the dangers of human distraction.</p>
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760<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://rossandnez.com/2018/01/28/new-app-makes-video-creation-simpler-with-clipisode-founder-brian-alvey-ross-nez-015/">Ross &amp; Nez</a></h2>
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764<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;How To Make Videos Easily and Inclusive&#8221;<br>January 27, 2018 — Guest</p>
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768<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
769<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brain Alvey builds software that makes creative people more powerful. The founder of Clipisode, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaH2yAZ804E">Brian joins Ross &amp; Nez</a>
769 to discuss how the app simplifies the process of creating videos for social media. Clipisode makes you the host of your own 5-minute daily talk show, featuring your friends and fans. It’s a great fit for Instagram with square video and for “stories” content on such platforms as Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram.</p>
770</blockquote>
771
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773
774<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/video/social-marketing-secrets-going-from-nobody-to-noticed/">ZDNet Radio&#8217;s Tonya Hall Show</a></h2>
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778<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Social Marketing Secrets: Going From Nobody To Noticed&#8221;<br>December 11, 2017 — Guest</p>
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781
782<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tonya and I explored how artists can break through the noise to promote their music, the rise of Instagram Stories, music video budgets, Patreon, Grammy nominations and ways to create direct relationships with your fans.</p>
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785
786<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r96W9l_cn8w">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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790<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 782&#8221;<br>December 4, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Cohost</p>
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794<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
795<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Filmed at LAUNCH Founder.University. Startup Tuneup: Jason Calacanis and Brian Alvey dissect and then perfect pitches in seven verticals: stain-free clothes, outdoor marketplace, political engagement, account data, podcast sharing, healthcare and electric scooters.</p>
796</blockquote>
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800<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tq4Yh4d0gM">Helix Academy</a></h2>
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804<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Starting Startups and Lessons from a Lifetime of Business&#8221;<br>December 3, 2017 — Guest</p>
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808<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trevor Carlson and I talked about lessons from a lifetime of entrepreneurship, including how to tell startup winners from the losers, how investments weed people out, resiliency and why you should never go 50-50 in a partnership. I also took audience questions using Clipisode about my biggest failure, podcasts&#8217; impact on marketing, when to monetize your users and advice for adopting new media within traditional marketing teams.</p>
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812<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/e9-angel-podcast-ask-an-angel/">Angel Podcast</a></h2>
813
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816<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 9&#8221;<br>November 14, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Co-host</p>
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820<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
821<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Ask An Angel! Jason Calacanis and Brian Alvey answer investor questions on picking startups, evaluating founders, due diligence, how syndicates work, deal terms and more.&#8221;</p>
822</blockquote>
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825
826<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchscale.net/">LAUNCH Scale</a></h2>
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830<p class="wp-block-paragraph">October 17-18, 2017 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Co-host</p>
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834<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I ran the SeedInvest Stage at the 4th annual LAUNCH Scale conference, introducing and interviewing an impressive roster of growth experts:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/rebeccak46">Rebecca Kaden</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/chudson?lang=en">Charles Hudson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.launchscale.net/agenda">Beth Scheer</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/christian1johan?lang=en">Christian Smith</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/homebrewbeth?lang=en">Andy Artz</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/amandarich">Amanda Richardson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bobbymercato?lang=en">Bobby Brannigan</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/alignedpartners">Susan Mason</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jasoncosta?lang=en">Jason Costa</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/clara_brenner">Clara Brenner</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/homebrewbeth?lang=en">Sonny Mayugba</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MartijnSch">Martijn Scheijbeler</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/homebrewbeth?lang=en">Mick Liubinskas</a>,&nbsp;
834<a href="https://twitter.com/jennylefcourt">Jenny Lefcourt</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ryancarson">Ryan Carson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/staceycurry?lang=en">Stacey Bishop</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ebencuya">Eitan Bencuya</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hudaman?lang=en">Adam Huda</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dhassell">David Hassell</a>.</p>
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838<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Content-Strategy-Content-Marketing-Pros-Meetup/events/242780088/">Content Marketing Pros Meetup</a></h2>
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842<p class="wp-block-paragraph">October 11, 2017 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Speaker</p>
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846<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted a lunch-and-learn session with fantastic group of technology experts. We created a collaborative video show in just a few minutes using Clipisode and explored all of the ways to easily integrate the app into content marketing workflows.</p>
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850<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/9273/274989/creating-social-video-for-brands-and-influencers-in-minutes">Content Wrangler Webinar</a></h2>
851
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854<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Creating Social Video for Brands and Influencers in Minutes&#8221;<br>October 10, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
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858<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
859<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Who doesn’t want more fame, more influence, more respect and a legion of superfans? But blogging and podcasting are a time suck and building up that legion of superfans will take you years. Great news: there’s an app for creating quick video shows with your friends and followers that gives them the three things superfans crave: access, attention and acknowledgement.&#8221;</p>
860</blockquote>
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864<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
865<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;But hasn’t this collaborative video thing been tried before? Yes. Dozens of times. But no one else has followed the wisdom of Jerry Springer like the Clipisode team has. Jerry Springer? The talk show guy? Do we have to fight on camera and take paternity tests? Of course not. Not if you don’t want to.&#8221;</p>
866</blockquote>
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870<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I joined Scott Abel for a one-hour webinar that took a deep dive into the collaborative video app Clipisode and showed our new online studio brands and agencies are using to build branded animations for video shows.</p>
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874<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/619">This Week In Tech</a></h2>
875
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878<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 619: Honey, I Shrunk the Panel&#8221;<br>June 18, 2017 — Petaluma, CA — Guest</p>
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882<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
883<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amazon buys Whole Foods, and has its eyes on Slack. Is Apple&#8217;s HomePod a Sonos killer? Facebook&#8217;s Safety Check causes stress. Twitter&#8217;s redesign. Voter fraud conspiracies. E3 announcements.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jason">Jason Calacanis</a>&nbsp;guest hosts This Week In Tech with&nbsp;<a href="http://roj.as/">Peter Rojas</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/ggdm">Dave Mathews</a>&nbsp;and Brian Alvey.</p>
884</blockquote>
885
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887
888<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://informationdevelopmentworld.com/sessions/calculated-disruption/">Information Development World</a></h2>
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891
892<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Calculated Disruption&#8221;<br>May 15, 2017 — Menlo Park, CA — Speaker</p>
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896<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
897<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;They say no business plan survives first contact with customers. It’s true! When we took our initial product to market, we ran into seven common objections. The customers we thought would be perfect for our product were never going to use it. Using that list of objections as a blueprint for our follow-up product, we not only found market validation — we also ended up inventing a novel&nbsp;<a href="https://clipisode.co/">collaborative video</a>&nbsp;content format.&#8221;</p>
898</blockquote>
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902<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/bennahum-grueter-lakes-simchowitz/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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906<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 731&#8221;<br>May 9, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Co-host</p>
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910<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Part 2 of Inside LAUNCH Incubator includes four more startups that have gone through the program. We watch their pitches, give candid feedback and go behind the scenes of the highly competitive Incubator. Featuring David Bennahum from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.getready.io/">Ready</a>, Jennifer Simchowitz from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.keepster.co/">Keepster</a>, Jesse Lakes from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geni.us/">Genius Link</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dan Grueter from&nbsp;<a href="http://trypoppins.com/">Poppins</a>.</p>
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914<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/tyson-woeste-transported-allen-chen-fitbod/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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917
918<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 730&#8221;<br>May 5, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Co-host</p>
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922<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jason Calacanis and I talk with LAUNCH Incubator founders about their products, give and receive candid feedback about the highly competitive Incubator, key takeaways, struggles, the funding process, and more. Featuring Tyson Woeste from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.transported.co/">Transported</a>&nbsp;and Allen Chen from&nbsp;<a href="http://fitbod.me/">FitBod</a>.</p>
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926<h2 class="wp-block-heading">
926<a href="http://www.launchincubator.co/">LAUNCH Incubator</a></h2>
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930<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Only Superpower A Founder Needs Is Storytelling&#8221;<br>April 13, 2017 — San Francisco, CA — Host, Featured Speaker</p>
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934<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the LAUNCH Incubator&#8217;s fifth class and was the&nbsp;featured speaker, giving a talk on the importance of storytelling for founders.</p>
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938<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.launchfestival.com/summits/">LAUNCH Festival Startup Summits</a></h2>
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942<p class="wp-block-paragraph">April 6-7, 2017 — San Francisco, CA&nbsp; — Host</p>
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946<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the LAUNCH Startup Summits at the Innovation Hangar in the historic&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lovethepalace.org/">Palace of Fine Arts</a>&nbsp;in San Francisco&#8217;s Marina District. Expert investors gave feedback to more than 100 startups pitching on stage in a dozen categories — AI &amp; Machine Learning, Health &amp; Biotech, Smart Home, Consumer &amp; Media, Food &amp; Water, Education, VR &amp; AR, Hardware, Cannabis, Drones &amp; Robotics, Enterprise and Fintech.</p>
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950<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchfestival.com/angel-summit/">Angel Summit</a></h2>
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954<p class="wp-block-paragraph">April 5, 2017 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Host</p>
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958<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the Sequoia Stage at the LAUNCH Festival&#8217;s Angel Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. My guests included&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ktmboyle">Katherine Boyle</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://generalcatalyst.com/">General Catalyst</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/robmay">Rob May</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://talla.com/">Talla</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/stonlyb">Stonly Baptiste</a>(<a href="http://urban.us/">Urban.Us</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/saraannet">Sara Deshpande</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.mavenventures.com/">Maven Ventures</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tomwilliams">Tom Williams</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.bettercompany.com/interview/">Better Company</a>) and several other successful early-stage investors.</p>
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962<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.founder.university/">Founder University</a></h2>
963
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966<p class="wp-block-paragraph">April 3-4, 2017 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Guest Host</p>
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970<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted day one of LAUNCH&#8217;s first-ever Founder University, &#8220;a two-day educational experience for founders who have launched their product but haven&#8217;t raised a Series A.&#8221; I gave a talk on the importance of storytelling and vetted pitches from ten startups.</p>
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974<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchscale.net/">LAUNCH Scale</a></h2>
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978<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Out of Office, On the Clock: Scaling with Remote Talent&#8221;<br>November 15, 2016 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
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982<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
983<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;There are many great reasons to staff your startup with a distributed, remote team. But there are just as many solid reasons to avoid it. Having run eight companies with fully remote teams, Brian will tell you what works, what doesn&#8217;t work and what you need to watch out for if you&#8217;ve taken VC money.&#8221;</p>
984</blockquote>
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987
988<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchscale.net/">LAUNCH Scale</a></h2>
989
990
991
992<p class="wp-block-paragraph">November 14-15, 2016 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Co-host</p>
993
994
995
996<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 3rd annual LAUNCH Scale conference was held on two stages at Bespoke Coworking&#8217;s private event venue in Westfield San Francisco Centre.</p>
997
998
999
1000<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I ran the Cisco Stage and had the pleasure of introducing and interviewing some incredible speakers including&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/amandarich01">Amanda Richardson</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.hoteltonight.com/">Hotel Tonight</a>),&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/marhershenson">Mar Hershenson</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.pear.vc/">Pear.vc</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/JasonDemant">Jason Demant</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.bentonow.com/">Bento</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/satyap">Satya Patel</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://homebrew.co/">Homebrew</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/shaunabe">Shaun Abrahamson</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://urban.us/">Urban Us</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jheltzel">John Heltzel</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.losaltosadvisors.com/">Los Altos Advisors</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/SonnyMayugba">Sonny Mayugba</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://waitrapp.com/">Waitr</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ktmboyle">Katherine Boyle</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://generalcatalyst.com/">General Catalyst</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jtriest">Jonathon Triest</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://ludlowventures.com/">Ludlow&nbsp;Ventures</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MelodyMcC">Melody McCloskey</a> (<a href="https://www.styleseat.com/">StyleSeat</a>),&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dhassell">David Hassell</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.15five.com/">15Five</a>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/adelynzhou">Adelyn Zhou</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.topbots.com/">TopBots</a>).</p>
1001
1002
1003
1004<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/581">This Week In Tech</a></h2>
1005
1006
1007
1008<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 581: You Can Pay to See It All&#8221;<br>September 25, 2016 — Petaluma, CA — Guest</p>
1009
1010
1011
1012<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1013<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Is Apple late to the VR/AR game? Has Palmer Luckey&#8217;s support of Trump trolls hurt Oculus? Who will buy Twitter? Snapchat announces $130 camera Spectacles. And Yahoo has possibly the largest data breach ever.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jason">Jason Calacanis</a>&nbsp;guest hosts This Week In Tech with&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/benparr">Ben Parr</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://scobleizer.com/">Robert Scoble</a>&nbsp;and Brian Alvey.</p>
1014</blockquote>
1015
1016
1017
1018<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxealUcepxQ">Threat Surface</a></h2>
1019
1020
1021
1022<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 12&#8221;<br>July 22, 2016 — Los Angeles, CA — Featured Guest</p>
1023
1024
1025
1026<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1027<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Every startup is its story.&nbsp;In this episode, Julie and Brian explore the fascinating relationship between startups and narrative.&#8221;</p>
1028</blockquote>
1029
1030
1031
1032<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://vidcon.com/sessions/new-business-models-online-video/">VidCon</a></h2>
1033
1034
1035
1036<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;New Business Models for Online Video&#8221;<br>June 24, 2016 — Anaheim, CA — Moderator</p>
1037
1038
1039
1040<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The panel I hosted featured&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Strawburry17">Meghan Camarena</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kennhenman">Kenn Henman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryonschafer">Bryon Schafer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/mojism">Moj Mahdara</a>.</p>
1041
1042
1043
1044<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1045<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;From tip jars to subscription services, sponsored videos, fan tours, branded merchandise and more, this session explores new ways to monetize the powerful direct connection between a successful online video property and its passionate and loyal community.&#8221;</p>
1046</blockquote>
1047
1048
1049
1050<h2 class="wp-block-heading">
1050<a href="http://www.launchfestival.com/scalestage/">LAUNCH Festival Scale Stage</a></h2>
1051
1052
1053
1054<p class="wp-block-paragraph">March 3-4, 2016 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Host</p>
1055
1056
1057
1058<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the LAUNCH Scale stage in the gorgeous&nbsp;<a href="http://fortmason.org/venue/cowell-theater/">Cowell Theater</a>&nbsp;at Fort Mason. My speakers included&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/sahilio">Sahil Jain</a>&nbsp;from AdStage,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/marshallk">Marshall Kirkpatrick</a>&nbsp;from Little Bird,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/annekejong">Anneke Jong</a>&nbsp;from Reserve,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/JeffreyPfeffer">Jeffrey Pfeffer</a>from Stanford Business,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/JedKatz">Jed Katz</a>&nbsp;from Javelin Venture Partners,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/adelynzhou">Adelyn Zhou</a>&nbsp;from Alight Labs and many more experts on growth hacking. One of our guests was unable to speak, so I did a 20-minute Ask Me Anything session taking questions from the audience.</p>
1059
1060
1061
1062<h2 class="wp-block-heading">LAUNCH Festival</h2>
1063
1064
1065
1066<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Introducing Clipisode&#8221;<br>March 2, 2016 — San Francisco, CA — Presenter</p>
1067
1068
1069
1070<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Max and I gave a preview of Clipisode at the 15,000-attendee LAUNCH Festival&nbsp;startup competition in San Francisco.</p>
1071
1072
1073
1074<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchfestival.com/angelsummit/">Angel Summit</a></h2>
1075
1076
1077
1078<p class="wp-block-paragraph">March 1, 2016 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Host</p>
1079
1080
1081
1082<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the LAUNCH Festival&#8217;s Angel Summit at Fort Mason in San Francisco. My guests included&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/gilpenchina">Gil Penchina</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/cyantist">Cyan Banister</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/peterpham">Peter Pham</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/pauljudge">Paul Judge</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/stephpalmeri">Steph Palmeri</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jtriest">Jonathon Triest</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dsamuel">David Samuel</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/fabricegrinda">Fabrice Grinda</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tomwilliams">Tom Williams</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/DanielleMORRILL">Danielle Morrill</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jasonlk">Jason Lemkin</a>&nbsp;and several other successful early-stage investors.</p>
1083
1084
1085
1086<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://launchhackathon.com/">LAUNCH Hackathon</a></h2>
1087
1088
1089
1090<p class="wp-block-paragraph">February 28, 2016 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Judge</p>
1091
1092
1093
1094<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1095<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;1,000 confirmed developers and designers will join us the weekend before LAUNCH Festival, competing for up to $1M in investment. 250 teams of four will spend 48 hours creating a company, with the top five making it to the main stage of the LAUNCH Festival on Friday where they will be given two minutes to show their creations before a grilling from our judges! The Grand Jury will select the top projects and invite up to four of them to the LAUNCH Incubator — which comes with a $250,000 investment.&#8221;</p>
1096</blockquote>
1097
1098
1099
1100<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.launchincubator.co/">LAUNCH Incubator</a></h2>
1101
1102
1103
1104<p class="wp-block-paragraph">May 14, 2015 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Guest Host</p>
1105
1106
1107
1108<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I hosted the LAUNCH Incubator&#8217;s second class. My special guest was&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/shellen">Jason Shellen</a>&nbsp;from Pinterest.</p>
1109
1110
1111
1112<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://digitaltechdiary.com/the-influencers-brian-alvey-entrepreneur-wcm-guru-recurrency-ceo/1941/">The Influencer Podcast</a></h2>
1113
1114
1115
1116<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Influencer Podcast&#8221;<br>April 29, 2015 — Guest</p>
1117
1118
1119
1120<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1121<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brian is a great person to talk to, he has a great story and it&#8217;s not all wonderful things. What you learn from Brian is that being an entrepreneur has its ups and downs. Although I comment in the beginning that everyone should know him, he&#8217;s honest in saying that many people don’t and that&#8217;s not a problem for him. He&#8217;s doing what he loves.&#8221;</p>
1122</blockquote>
1123
1124
1125
1126<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.ibm.com/blogs/cloud-computing/2015/04/09/brian-alvey-the-real-creative-cloud-is-made-of-people/">IBM &#8220;Thoughts on Cloud&#8221; interview with Marc Perton</a></h2>
1127
1128
1129
1130<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brian Alvey: The real creative cloud is made of people&#8221;<br>April 9, 2015 — Guest</p>
1131
1132
1133
1134<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1135<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;In this interview with Thoughts On Cloud, Alvey reflects on his experience creating new platforms — and how some of the same concepts that make cloud computing an efficie
1135nt way to operate a business apply equally well to managing other resources, including human resources.&#8221;</p>
1136</blockquote>
1137
1138
1139
1140<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwVqvNYZAxI">LAUNCH Festival</a></h2>
1141
1142
1143
1144<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Introducing Recurrency&#8221;<br>March 2, 2015 — San Francisco, CA — Presenter</p>
1145
1146
1147
1148<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We introduced&nbsp;Recurrency&nbsp;on stage at the 11,700-attendee LAUNCH Festival startup competition in San Francisco and won the &#8220;Best Incubator Company&#8221; prize.</p>
1149
1150
1151
1152<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/no-holds-barred-part-2/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
1153
1154
1155
1156<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 501&#8221;<br>December 18, 2014 — San Francisco, CA — Host</p>
1157
1158
1159
1160<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1161<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;It&#8217;s the Jason &#8216;no holds barred&#8217; interview, Part 2! Our celebration of Episode #500 continues into Episode #501 as Brian Alvey, Jason&#8217;s lifelong friend (and very first TWIST guest) commandeers the host&#8217;s seat and puts Jason in the hot seat.&#8221;</p>
1162</blockquote>
1163
1164
1165
1166<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/episode500-part1/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
1167
1168
1169
1170<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 500&#8221;<br>December 18, 2014 — San Francisco, CA — Host</p>
1171
1172
1173
1174<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1175<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brian Alvey, Jason&#8217;s lifelong friend (and very first TWIST guest!) commandeers the host&#8217;s seat and puts Jason in the hot seat for a riveting &#8216;no holds barred&#8217; interview. Tune in to hear Jason&#8217;s unfiltered answers to Brian&#8217;s and fans&#8217; questions about his legacy, triumphs with LAUNCH, troubles with Mahalo, the Uber controversy, the plummeting quality of journalism, his favorite TWIST episodes, essential qualities in a founder, what he&#8217;s got to prove, why he&#8217;s going supernova in 2015 — and much, much more.&#8221;</p>
1176</blockquote>
1177
1178
1179
1180<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140811194730-24171-startups-are-about-scale">LAUNCH Scale</a></h2>
1181
1182
1183
1184<p class="wp-block-paragraph">October 23-24, 2014 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Co-host</p>
1185
1186
1187
1188<p class="wp-block-paragraph">LAUNCH Scale is a two-day conference featuring stellar, highly tactical speakers. Unlike the LAUNCH Festival, which is for startups who have raised little or no money and are debuting for the first time on stage, LAUNCH Scale is for companies that have raised at least an A round and now need to scale their business on every front: technology, design, talent, money raising, marketing and sales.</p>
1189
1190
1191
1192<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.brianalvey.com/news/2014/06/30/brett-terpstras-systematic-podcast/">Systematic Podcast</a></h2>
1193
1194
1195
1196<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Startup Religions with Brian Alvey&#8221;<br>June 24, 2014 — Featured Guest</p>
1197
1198
1199
1200<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1201<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brett chats with Brian Alvey, chief scientist of Ceros and an entrepreneur, investor and advisor. The conversation covers meeting the creators of the most popular technologies, startup &#8216;religions,&#8217; meditation and more.&#8221;</p>
1202</blockquote>
1203
1204
1205
1206<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://contently.com/strategist/2014/03/10/the-contently-show-brian-alvey-on-how-nimble-publishers-survive/">The Contently Show</a></h2>
1207
1208
1209
1210<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;How Nimble Publishers Survive&#8221;<br>March 10, 2014 — New York, NY —&nbsp;Featured Guest</p>
1211
1212
1213
1214<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1215<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;On this week&#8217;s Contently show, Brian Alvey, the Chief Scientist and Chairman at Ceros, talks with Contently CCO Shane Snow about how the nimble survive, and those fighting a publishing war from 10 years ago inevitably fail. Also debated: the mobile opportunity for brands, dogs vs. kids, and the coolest startup in New York.&#8221;</p>
1216</blockquote>
1217
1218
1219
1220<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://festival.launch.co/">LAUNCH Festival</a></h2>
1221
1222
1223
1224<p class="wp-block-paragraph">February 24-26, 2014 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Grand Jury Judge</p>
1225
1226
1227
1228<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hundreds of competing companies. More than 9,000 attendees registered. A ridiculous amount of prize money. The largest startup conference on earth – again.</p>
1229
1230
1231
1232<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The LAB Miami</h2>
1233
1234
1235
1236<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;A Religion of One&#8221;<br>July 26, 2013 — Miami, FL — Speaker</p>
1237
1238
1239
1240<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In&nbsp;<a href="http://thelabmiami.com/">The LAB Miami</a>&#8216;
1240s first ever fireside chat I told the story of how I found my own personal startup religion.</p>
1241
1242
1243
1244<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://istrategyconference.com/events/miami-13/">iStrategy Conference</a></h2>
1245
1246
1247
1248<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brand Publishing&#8217;s Secret Weapon&#8221;<br>April 23-24, 2013 — Miami, FL — Speaker</p>
1249
1250
1251
1252<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1253<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Retail brands and marketing teams have figured out that they need to become publishers because quality content drives SEO and, more importantly, social media conversations. Effective content marketing is increasingly becoming the difference between winning and losing customers. The two biggest challenges for brands taking on publishing are strategy and tools. In this case study, Brian will share his content strategy rules and give the first public demo of&nbsp;Ceros, brand publishing&#8217;s secret weapon.&#8221;</p>
1254</blockquote>
1255
1256
1257
1258<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://festival.launch.co/">LAUNCH Festival</a></h2>
1259
1260
1261
1262<p class="wp-block-paragraph">March 4-6, 2013 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Grand Jury Judge</p>
1263
1264
1265
1266<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hundreds of competing companies. More than 6,000 attendees registered. The largest startup conference on earth.</p>
1267
1268
1269
1270<h2 class="wp-block-heading">American Express</h2>
1271
1272
1273
1274<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The 3 Rules of Online Storytelling&#8221;<br>July 24, 2012 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
1275
1276
1277
1278<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Private talk on the brand publishing revolution&nbsp;for the American Express Global Marketing Team.</p>
1279
1280
1281
1282<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://bit.ly/16wr2Ao">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
1283
1284
1285
1286<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 266&#8221;<br>June 15, 2012 — Los Angeles, CA — Featured Guest</p>
1287
1288
1289
1290<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was on a news roundtable episode with&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/simonberg">Simon Berg</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ceros.com/">Ceros</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ggdm">Dave Mathews</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newaer.com/">NewAer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Mixergy">Andrew Warner</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="http://mixergy.com/">Mixergy</a>.</p>
1291
1292
1293
1294<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJi1Riz1vcE">SIIA Strategic &amp; Investment Conference</a></h2>
1295
1296
1297
1298<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;A Seat at the Table: Crowd Fusion&#8221;<br>May 10, 2012 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
1299
1300
1301
1302<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1303<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Working with the major platforms can be a big challenge. In this session, Crowd Fusion CEO Brian Alvey shares experiences and war stories gained working on behalf of major publishers interacting with Apple, Facebook, Android and other platforms. Learn what drives each of their strategy and what you might expect going forward.</p>
1304</blockquote>
1305
1306
1307
1308<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Showtime</h2>
1309
1310
1311
1312<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;It&#8217;s Showtime! 10 Ways to Create Value Now&#8221;<br>December 7, 2011 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
1313
1314
1315
1316<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Private talk on creating value.</p>
1317
1318
1319
1320<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/thisweekin-startups/news-panel-with-brian-alvey-and-dave-mathews-on-this-week-in-startups-171/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
1321
1322
1323
1324<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 171&#8221;<br>July 29, 2011 — New York, NY — Featured Guest</p>
1325
1326
1327
1328<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was on a news roundtable episode with&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ggdm">Dave Mathews</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newaer.com/">NewAer</a>.</p>
1329
1330
1331
1332<h2 class="wp-block-heading">RightScale CloudExpo</h2>
1333
1334
1335
1336<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Embracing Failure&#8221;<br>June 8, 2011 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
1337
1338
1339
1340<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1341<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Integrating content management systems for global media companies with multiple properties is nothing new to Crowd Fusion CEO Brian Alvey. But when faced with a tight window of time to get TMZ migrated off its old platform plus ensure its compatibility with the then-new iPad, Brian knew he needed the cloud but didn&#8217;t have time for the learning curve. He relates how he was able to launch on time, impress his customers, and get a comprehensive view into his entire cloud infrastru
1341cture thanks to RightScale.&#8221;</p>
1342</blockquote>
1343
1344
1345
1346<h2 class="wp-block-heading">paidContent Mobile</h2>
1347
1348
1349
1350<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Too Many Choices?&#8221;<br>May 18, 2011 — New York, NY — Panelist</p>
1351
1352
1353
1354<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://twitter.com/tomkrazit">Tom Krazit</a>&nbsp;grilled&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/fran_hauser">Fran Hauser</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.timeinc.com/">Time Inc</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/philosophygeek">Mark Johnson</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="http://zite.com/">Zite</a>&nbsp;and me on the mobile app landscape.</p>
1355
1356
1357
1358<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1359<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Content publishers large and small face difficult choices about how to use often limited resources with a growing number of platforms and business models in mind. Is an iOS app a must? Is Android&#8217;s open marketplace the best place to launch? When should Windows Phone 7, webOS or BlackBerry OS be in the mix? Does a rich browser option make the most sense? And which option offers the most profit potential?&#8221;</p>
1360</blockquote>
1361
1362
1363
1364<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Streaming Media East CDN Summit</h2>
1365
1366
1367
1368<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;CDN and Cloud Convergence&#8221;<br>May 9, 2011 — New York, NY — Panelist</p>
1369
1370
1371
1372<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was on a panel moderated by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jrosenberg">Jacob Rosenberg</a>, Senior Technical Director of Web Operations at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aol.com/">AOL</a>, which included&nbsp;<a href="http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/">Amazon CloudFront</a>&nbsp;GM&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tsaraf">Tal Saraf</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.accuweather.com/">AccuWeather</a>&nbsp;CIO&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/StevenRSmith">Steve Smith</a>.</p>
1373
1374
1375
1376<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1377<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;As the capabilities of cloud-based infrastructure services expand, they begin to encroach upon that of content delivery networks. Major providers such as Amazon have built their own CDNs, while SoftLayer and Rackspace have partnered into this space. In the traditional CDN business, more sophisticated content can be delivered in ways that begin to approach Platform as a Service offerings. Is the CDN concept becoming just a specialized application hosted on the Cloud? What are the distinctions between them, and should infrastructure providers and major consumers consider consolidating?&#8221;</p>
1378</blockquote>
1379
1380
1381
1382<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://bdconf.com/2011/dallas/">Breaking Development</a></h2>
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1385
1386<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;A Perfect Storm: When Mobile Met The Cloud&#8221;<br>April 11-12, 2011 — Dallas, TX — Speaker</p>
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1390<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1391<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;When Brian Alvey and his team set out to build another enterprise-grade content management platform, they expected the focus would be on traditional websites like Crowd Fusion&#8217;s first customer, TMZ. However, breakthroughs in both mobile technology and cloud computing have resulted in Crowd Fusion powering mobile apps like Best Buy&#8217;s Tecca and News Corp&#8217;s ground-breaking tablet-only news publication, The Daily.&#8221;</p>
1392</blockquote>
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1396<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1397<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brian will share behind-the-scenes stories about publishing for mobile apps in the cloud and show how you can capitalize on convergence.&#8221;</p>
1398</blockquote>
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1402<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://bit.ly/13tbLgL">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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1405
1406<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 129&#8221;<br>April 1, 2011 — Featured Guest</p>
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1410<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was on TWiSt&#8217;s first ever news roundtable with&nbsp;<a href="http://www.docstoc.com/">DocStoc</a>&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jasonnazar">Jason Nazar</a>&nbsp;and author&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jaltucher">James Altucher</a>.</p>
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1414<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://schedule.sxsw.com/2011/events/event_IAP000644">SxSW Interactive</a></h2>
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1418<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Sites, Servers, Action! Cloud Computing Goes Hollywood&#8221;<br>March 14, 2011 — Austin, TX — Speaker</p>
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1422<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With&nbsp;<a href="http://www.warnerbros.com/">Warner Bros</a>&nbsp;SVP&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bobmohler">Bob Mohler</a>, I gave a behind the scenes look at large media brands that have embraced the cloud.</p>
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1426<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1427<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Popular brands like celebrity gossip site TMZ and News Corp&#8217;
1427s iPad news app The Daily run on Crowd Fusion — entirely in Amazon&#8217;s cloud. Join Crowd Fusion CEO Brian Alvey and Warner Bros/Telepictures SVP of Digital Media Bob Mohler and learn how cloud computing has graduated from geek hobby to mainstream business use. You&#8217;ll hear real stories of successes and failures from the trenches, plus find the answers to all of your cloud questions in our Q&amp;A.&#8221;</p>
1428</blockquote>
1429
1430
1431
1432<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://blog.launch.co/blog/l009-launch-conference-winners-why-they-won.html">LAUNCH Conference</a></h2>
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1436<p class="wp-block-paragraph">February 23-24, 2011 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Grand Jury Judge</p>
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1440<p class="wp-block-paragraph">LAUNCH is &#8220;the best place to launch your startup, raise money and learn about starting a company.&#8221; I spent 3 days watching hot new companies compete for prizes and funding — and helped choose the winners.</p>
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1444<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://5by5.tv/bigwebshow/39">The Big Web Show</a></h2>
1445
1446
1447
1448<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 39&#8221;<br>February 17, 2011 — Featured Guest</p>
1449
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1452<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1453<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/zeldman">Jeffrey Zeldman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/danbenjamin">Dan Benjamin</a>&nbsp;are joined by Brian Alvey to discuss the early days of the web, balancing products and services, taking big meetings, what&#8217;s coming next for Content Management Systems, being a small publisher, and moving toward bigger platforms.&#8221;</p>
1454</blockquote>
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1457
1458<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://myventurepad.com/virtual-summit-2010">MyVenturePad Virtual Summit</a></h2>
1459
1460
1461
1462<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Check, Please: Maximizing Your IT Savings&#8221;<br>September 28, 2010 — Panelist</p>
1463
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1465
1466<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moderated by William McNee of Saugatech Research, I was on a cloud economics panel with Deborah Farrington of Starvest Partners and Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures.</p>
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1470<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1471<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;One great advantage of On-Demand is that it allows SMEs to focus their budgets on competitive advantage rather than infrastructure. What are the downsides, if any? Followed by a Q&amp;A.&#8221;</p>
1472</blockquote>
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1475
1476<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Audience Conference</h2>
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1480<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;An Abundance of Tools, An Absence of Craft&#8221;<br>August 14, 2010 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
1481
1482
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1484<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On stage at the famous comedy club&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carolines.com/">Caroline&#8217;s on Broadway</a>, I talked about the talent side of attracting, engaging and monetizing audiences.</p>
1485
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1487
1488<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/thisweekin-startups/this-week-in-startups-70-with-brian-alvey/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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1491
1492<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 70&#8221;<br>August 13, 2010 — Los Angeles, CA — Featured Guest</p>
1493
1494
1495
1496<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://twitter.com/jason">Jason Calacanis</a>&nbsp;and I gave advice to entrepreneurs who called into his show. Then we discussed that week&#8217;s technology news.</p>
1497
1498
1499
1500<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Amazon AWS Cloud Computing</h2>
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1504<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Cloud Changes Everything&#8221;<br>June 25, 2010 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
1505
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1508<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Crowd Fusion was one of four startups featured at Amazon&#8217;s half-day event, on stage with Amazon.com CTO Dr. Werner Vogels. I gave a behind-the-scenes look at how popular brands like TMZ manage their AWS cloud infrastructure directly from within our CMS.</p>
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1512<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/thisweekin-startups/twist-45-with-tony-hsieh/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
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1514
1515
1516<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 45&#8221;<br>March 13, 2010 — Austin, TX — Featured Guest</p>
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1520<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was a special guest along with Don Dodge, Matt Coffin and Loren Feldman&#8217;s Shel Israel puppet. The main guest was Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.</p>
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1524<h2 class="wp-block-heading">NY Tech Meetup</h2>
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1528<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Crowd Fusion for Everyone&#8221;<br>March 2, 2010 — New York, NY — Speaker</p>
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1532<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I&#8217;ve built more than a dozen CMSes for use in private companies. Have I finally created one for the public? Will we see an O&#8217;Reilly or For Dummies book on Crowd Fusion?</p>
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1536<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://www.building43.com/videos/2009/09/15/crowd-fusion-a-new-blog-approach/">building43</a></h2>
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1540<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Crowd Fusion: a new blog approach&#8221;<br>September 16, 2009 — Featured Guest</p>
1541
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1544<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
1545<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Brian Alvey, who built the content management system behind Engadget and is co-founder of Weblogs, Inc., today helps close out the two-day TechCrunch50 technology conference in San Francisco, Calif., by announcing Crowd Fusion, which provides companies with a new approach to product blogging. In this video recorded before the conference, Alvey discusses the philosophy behind the system which, among other things, allows teams of people to work together on a topic-based site combining concepts of such things as blogs, wikis, news feeds and social networking.&#8221;</p>
1546</blockquote>
1547
1548
1549
1550<h2 class="wp-block-heading">TechCrunch50</h2>
1551
1552
1553
1554<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Introducing Crowd Fusion&#8221;<br>September 14-15, 2009 — San Francisco, CA — Speaker</p>
1555
1556
1557
1558<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On stage, in front of more than 2,000 TechCrunch50 attendees and thousands more on the live stream, I gave the first ever tour of the Crowd Fusion CMS. Plus I announced our open source program.</p>
1559
1560
1561
1562<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="http://thisweekinstartups.com/thisweekin-startups/twist-episode-01/">This Week In Startups</a></h2>
1563
1564
1565
1566<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Episode 1&#8221;<br>May 1, 2009 — Los Angeles, CA — Featured Guest</p>
1567
1568
1569
1570<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was the first guest ever on Jason Calacanis&#8217;s This Week In Startups show.</p>
1571
1572
1573
1574<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SxSW Interactive</h2>
1575
1576
1577
1578<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;CSS: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly&#8221;<br>March 15, 2004 — Austin, TX — Speaker</p>
1579
1580
1581
1582<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was on the big CSS panel with Tantek Celik, Doug Bowman, Kimberly Blessing and Eric Meyer. I showed how I was making WYSIWYG (rich text) editors generate standards-valid markup in production web sites and content management systems.</p>
1583
1584
1585
1586<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SxSW Interactive</h2>
1587
1588
1589
1590<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Monetizing the Blogosphere&#8221;<br>March 14, 2004 — Austin, TX — Speaker</p>
1591
1592
1593
1594<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jason Calacanis and I told a skeptical crowd about our plans to build a blogging business, plus gave an overview of all the online and offline revenue streams, marketing concepts and exit strategies available to bloggers in 2004.</p>
1595
1596
1597
1598<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meet The Makers</h2>
1599
1600
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1602<p class="wp-block-paragraph">November 6, 2002 — New York, NY —&nbsp;Host</p>
1603
1604
1605
1606<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My third Meet The Makers conference featured interviews with Matt Unger, Executive Producer of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zagat.com/">Zagat.com</a>, Flash legend Joshua Davis of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.praystation.com/">Praystation</a>&nbsp;and Web design hero&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hillmancurtis.com/">Hillman Curtis</a>. Our Web Standards panel included&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zeldman.com/">Jeffrey Zeldman</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.webstandards.org/">The Web Standards Project</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/">Eric Meyer</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.netscape.com/">Netscape</a>.</p>
1607
1608
1609
1610<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meet The Makers</h2>
1611
1612
1613
1614<p class="wp-block-paragraph">October 21, 2002 — San Francisco, CA —&nbsp;Host</p>
1615
1616
1617
1618<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My second Meet The Makers event featured interviews with the talent behind&nbsp;<a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mapblast.com/">MapBlast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.etrade.com/">E*TRADE Financial</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.veen.com/jeff/">Jeffrey Veen</a>. Our &#8220;Web Standards and the Future of the Web&#8221; panel included&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tantek.com/">Tantek Çelik</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a>, Arun Ranganathan from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.netscape.com/">Netscape</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stopdesign.com/">Doug Bowman</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wired.com/">Wired</a>.</p>
1619
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1621
1622<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meet The Makers</h2>
1623
1624
1625
1626<p class="wp-block-paragraph">April 23, 2002 — New York, NY —&nbsp;Host</p>
1627
1628
1629
1630<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My first Meet The Makers event featured &#8220;behind-the-screens&#8221; interviews with Dwight Merriman, CTO, creator and co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.doubleclick.com/">DoubleClick</a>, Enzo Micali, CTO of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.1-800-flowers.com/">1-800-Flowers.com</a>, Dave Bovenschulte, VP of Product Development,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvguide.com/">TV Guide Online</a>, Tom Romer of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.choppingblock.com/">The Chopping Block</a>&nbsp;and Mark Conway and Jon Lynch, the VP&#8217;s of Engineering and Architecture from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.monster.com/">Monster</a>.</p>
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