Entrepreneurial Ramblings

I’m pleased to announced our second partnership with Microsoft, this time with the Windows Live Movie Maker product where AudioMicro.com is featured in the newly updated release of the software, which can be downloaded here, free of charge.

Our previous partnership with Microsoft was announced last year, whereby we supply Office.com with music and sound effects.

Full details in the press release below. Cheers!

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AudioMicro featured in Windows Live Movie Maker

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AudioMicro’s royalty free music and sound effects featured in the latest release of Windows Live Movie Maker

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LOS ANGELES, August 22, 2012 – AudioMicro announces the inclusion of AudioMicro.com as a featured music partner in the newly updated version of Windows Live Movie Maker.  Users of the latest version of the software can navigate to AudioMicro.com directly from the program’s home tab to license royalty free music and sound effects for video projects.

“We launched AudioMicro in 2008 with a heavy emphasis on the needs of independent video creators.  To strike a second deal with Microsoft® is really a dream come true and a tribute to all the hard work we’ve put into our library over the past four years”, said Ryan Born, founder and CEO of AudioMicro. “Over fifty percent of the entertainment value of a visual presentation comes from the music and sound.  With one click access to our library, Windows Live Movie Maker users are able to create more compelling, attention grabbing videos to better engage their audience.”

Last year, AudioMicro announced a licensing and distribution deal with Microsoft® Office 2010 whereby Microsoft® Office users are able to select from a hand picked collection of over 1,500 royalty free music and sound effects tracks to use with any Microsoft® Office project.

About AudioMicro, Inc.

AudioMicro, Inc. operates a network of digital content licensing brands, each targeted at a specific vertical – stock music, royalty free sound effects, celebrity pictures, and YouTube monetization.  The company is venture-backed by DFJ Frontier and Fotolia LLC.  For more information, visit AudioMicroInc.com.

About Microsoft® Corporation

Founded in 1975, Microsoft® (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Microsoft and Windows Live Movie Maker are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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If you’re a startup in LA and presently seeking a round of funding, you should check out the LAVA Investment Capital Conference on June 13th (this Wednesday) from 1pm to 8pm at the Skirball Center. Many of LA’s top startups, venture capitalist, angels, incubators, accelerators, and advisors will be there so if you’re looking to get your “pitch on” or otherwise grow your network, it’s a great place to be. More details and registration info here –>  http://icc.lava.org/

Idea Mensch wrote up a nice piece titled “63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs to be Proud of”.

I’m honored to have made the list. Check out the full post here –>

http://ideamensch.com/62-los-angeles-entrepreneurs-to-be-proud-of/

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This blog has been a great release for me over the past few years and I’m happy I got back into blogging.  It’s hard to believe that it was December 2009 when I dusted off the keyboard with a fresh enthusiasm for blogging.  Fast forward to today, and I think it’s time to take another break / press the pause button.  Our company continues to grow and I feel the focus more time and attention on our customers, product, and content partnerships and kill of anything that’s in the way (personal blogging included).  We’ve got a 6 month old baby girl at home that’s brought so much love and joy into our lives.  From time to time this blog has felt like a great release.  At other times, it’s felt like a distraction from things that are much more important.

I don’t know if it’s something about the new year or what, but lately there has certainly been noticeable a seachange in my digital life.  The stream (i.e Facebook, Twitter, etc.) feels like a burden. While I do continue to post on social media outlets from time to time, it’s much more sparingly than in the past and what’s become almost totally un-existent is my own attention to the stream.   Meaning, if we’re connected to one another on one of these platforms, whether it be as a friend or follower, I’m really not paying much attention to what’s being posted and maybe you’re not either? I know that there’s meaningful content in the stream, but lately it just feels like such a task (as opposed to a pleasure) to check and keep up with. The latest Twitter for iPhone app is a total piece of garbage, and certainly doesn’t help the cause.  I just find it much more pleasurable to digest the latest news and opinions via RSS through Google Reader, which I feel is still the easiest way for me to consume  long form news content (sorry Flipboard fans).

So long story short here, I’m taking a break from blogging and “the stream” to focus more on company and family.  The hiatus could last a week, or it it could be a year…I really don’t know.  In the meantime, I’ve left some links to the most popular posts here (in terms of Facebook likes and Retweets) from the past few years:

Three Killer Businesses That I Want(ed) to Start

Every Day I Try and Get Rejected

LA Startup Incubators/Accelerators/Mentorship Programs as Compared to NCAA Football Conferences

7 DO’s and 5 DONT’s for Entrepreneurs (LA VC Revisited)

What’s Surprising is that Everyone is Acting Surprised

3 Things to Avoid When Fundraising in LA

Back of the Envelope: How to Estimate the Annual Revenues of Any Private Company