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Mike Baker

@michaelkbaker

An entrepreneur turned VC turned entrepreneur again

 Boston
Joined April 2009
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Interesting to see big tech doing all the layoffs yet crushing rev targets and driving stock. It seems paradoxical unless big tech has been over-hiring and over-paying. What do you think?
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Thousand or so bikes headed to El Salvador! @bikesnotbombs
Many bicycles stacked in a warehouse in Boston

ALT Many bicycles stacked in a warehouse in Boston

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I just signed up on the Container Loading to El Salvador- Volunteer page - signupgenius.com/go/BNB-cont…
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#ChameleonIO closing a big Series A in a tough market. I invested early because reducing #SaaS churn is the key to success
Some great songs carried us through 2020 - compiled my Best of 2020 new song list on Spotify (mostly indie) open.spotify.com/playlist/5p… #NowPlaying
#newgrads - Good luck in the "real world" ... such as it is! Mike Baker fredbucher.com/2020/05/27/ca… via @fwbucher

Careers in 20/20 - Mike Baker - Fred Bucher

Mike Baker brings the perspective of a highly successful entrepreneur to this edition of Careers in 20/20.  During the past 15+ years he’s created three software and data analytics companies that...

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Virus invades our bodies same way fake news invades our brains - unwitting hosts spread bad stuff by being social nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/po…
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Life After Dataxu And The Future Of Ad Tech adexchanger.com/tv-2/mike-ba… @AdExchanger
Mike Baker On Life After Dataxu And The Future Of Ad Tech | AdExchanger

Mike Baker On Life After Dataxu And The Future Of Ad Tech | AdExchanger

For Mike Baker, trekking to the top of a snowy mountain in Colorado and then snowboarding down isn’t all that different from the gumption it takes to found and nurture a startup. “It’s not for...

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Govt needs to partner better with private industry to get testing scaled up nbcnews.com/think/opinion/co… via @NBCNewsTHINK
Opinion | Here's what we have to thank (and blame) for the coronavirus testing chaos

Opinion | Here's what we have to thank (and blame) for the coronavirus testing chaos

Rigid federal regulations that fail to make use of the innovation, flexibility and speed of the private sector are largely to blame for COVID-19 testing chaos.

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Look forward to helping another #boston company grow its video business! #youtube audience = personal prime time
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Proud to announce that @michaelkbaker, former CEO and co-founder of @dataxu, is joining Pixability's Board of Directors. pixvid.co/3daI2Wy
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RIP #RayKappe keep the fire burning ⁦@glennsteve⁩
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If you can beat em join em! marketwatch.com/story/roku-s…

Roku stock takes a tumble after Comcast plans free streaming boxes for internet customers

Roku Inc.’s massive 2019 rally took a dent on Wednesday after a longtime media giant made a move that undercuts the makers of streaming-media players.

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Is it just me or #chatbots seem like another 'wow tech' dehumanizing us ?
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Advertisers can now buy Amazon Fire TV inventory through third-party vendors thedrum.com/news/2019/07/27/… via @thedrum

Advertisers can now buy Amazon Fire TV inventory through third-party vendors

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Dataxu's Touchpoint is the first DSP live on Amazon's CTV exchange! bit.ly/2OnjMrI lnkd.in/eBXdGrQ
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The Netflix miss marks a new chapter in streaming TV. The part where it gets brutally competitive. My prediction: Netflix will have to offer viewers more choices, including a free tier supported by ads. (And yes they just said they won't...!) bit.ly/2xW2ret
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Be interesting to see what the Big TV players can do to better respond to the Tech Gods -- Google, Facebook & Amazon -- as the linear and digital media worlds become one! lnkd.in/eHhdhpD

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Worth a read - Howard shares insights on TV's ever-shrinking reach - a big problem for the media industry that we are trying to solve with TotalTV! lnkd.in/exdYMi5
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Apple's move with Safari browser - Privacy savior or sneaky attempt to push open web $$$ into their monopoly app store/services strategy? webkit.org/blog/8943/privacy…
Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution For the Web

Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution For the Web

A typical website is made of numerous components coming from a wide variety of sources.

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Discussing entrepreneurship with the IT students at Year Up Boston. Inspired by the challenges they are working to overcome. Year Up is a great org to give time/money to if you like helping people become economically empowered
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