Why Silicon Valley Can’t Tell Its Own Stories
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The stories are here. The industry to tell them isn’t.
At the start of this year (February), I decided to get serious about my interest in film. I’ve always been interested in cameras and media, but coming from a lifelong background in engineering, I never really saw it as a viable career path. Story Company launched in early February, and a media frenzy ensued. Every startup and venture capital firm began to question their media strategy on X & LinkedIn (if it even existed). Video content began to flood the X timeline. In April, Cluely released their viral launch video, earning 13M+ impressions on X. The frenzy furthered. The X timeline began…
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