Back in 1998 I used to be a photographer, and absolutely loved it. But then I discovered Getty and saw my work value-less… and it killed me. I stopped shooting and didn’t pick up a camera for 8 years. It wasn’t until I came to work for the National Geographic that I rediscovered what I lost, and found a way to make make media work in the “new media” world.
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How Anton got His Groove Back (aka the Value of Media, aka Why I founded Cont3nt.com)
Cont3nt.com selected for exclusive Startup CEO Network – MindShare 2011
We are very happy to announce that we have just been selected to join the exclusive Mindshare CEO Network, Class of 2011. This is an amazing opportunity to join the hottest CEO’s of the best startups and interact with some very serious mentors, including Ted Leonsys (one of Anton’s favorite people) and many others.
Many thanks to everyone at Cooley for recommending us to the group. Looking forward to seeing Mindshare as being the thing that jumpstarts our year (as Founder Institute did last year)!
Read more here: http://dc.citybizlist.com/5/2011/3/16/MindShare-Announces-Its-Class-of-2011.aspx
Cont3nt.com graduates Founder Institute!
We are now official graduates of the Founder Institute – Washington DC – Fall 2010 Class! This has been an amazing (if grueling experience) and we’ve come out of it better, stronger, with many more connections and experience than we went in with. Working with DC entrepreneurs has been inspiring and the deep-dives with the Founder Institute Mentors has been invaluable.
What started as 35 entrants, ended up with about 10 Graduates – the hardcore few.
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Cont3nt.com chosen for Startup Rockstars 10!
We were selected to present at DC’s excellent Startup Rockstars. Cont3nt.com founder Anton Gelman, presents “The Future of Media” to talk about our mission of changing the world. Click through to watch the video of the presentation. This is the second time we’ve been nominated to present, and it’s very exciting!
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Free World Pulse (aka Cont3nt.com) chosen for Founder Institute – Washington DC – Fall 2010!!
Free World Pulse selected for Founder Institute!
Amazing news today as we have been selected to join the Founder Institute startup accelerator!
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Join us for the Content Economy Unconference in September!
Join us for the upcoming Content Economy Unconference, tickets go on sale September 1st. Get on the waitlist now and get 20% off admission.
Register at: http://contenteconomy.eventbrite.com/
Join us for DC Media Content Economy Summit during DC Capital Week
We are very happy to announce the long awaited Content Economy Event during DC Capital Week. This is a different kind of Media conference – we are going to focus on bringing together DC’s professional media community and focusing on the challenges and opportunities of creating and selling high quality professional media.
Join us for the DC Venture Summit, April 2nd; Presentation – “New Media Emperors: The Rise of the Content Creator”
You are cordially invited to join us for the second DC Venture Summit on Friday, April 2nd at Affinity Lab, U. St. (Register at http://dcvs.eventbrite.com)
This event will feature presentations on some of the most “cutting edge” entrepreneurial concepts by leading area startups, as well as provide great networking and a Startup Job Fair to connect existing companies with upcoming entrepreneurs.
Free World Pulse (aka Cont3nt.com) mentioned in Washington Business Journal.
So maybe a one-line mention is a bit sad to celebrate, but seeing as we love media, and love being mentioned by media.
Here is Free World Pulse (aka Cont3nt.com) being “talked about” by the Washington Business Journal (hey, at least they know who we are! 
): http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/breaking_ground/2010/01/affinity_lab_opens_a_second_incubator.html
Site redesign is now live. Many more changes coming…
The redesign of Free World Pulse is now live. Take a look around and let us know what you think (Just click on the “Feedback” tab on the right).
Check back for more content, many more changes, and a few launches coming up over the next 30 days. In proper startup fashion, our team is going into overdrive over the next few weeks.
Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Anton and the Free World Pulse team
