Remember on “Mission Impossible” when messages would self destruct after an agent listened to them? In this episode of “Elevator Pitch,” Alan Meckler speaks with Jacob Robbins about his startup “Burn Note.”

If you’re living in the cloak and dagger world of espionage, or just have a really sensitive message to send and want to make sure it never falls into the wrong hands, watch this episode. “Burn Note” allows you to send a secure email and set a timer to destroy the message after it’s read…forever…without all the smoke and drama.

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They came on the mediabistroTV series “Elevator Pitch” hoping someone would take a chance on their ideas. In our new show, “Elevator Pitch Fast Forward,” host Alan Meckler checks up on the new business owners to see how they’re doing.

In our first episode, we dropped in on I-Ella CEO and founder, Ella Gorgla to see where the fashion insider’s marketplace is today. Gorgla showed us how giving clients a red carpet experience put new life into her business. She also gave “Elevator Pitch” hopefuls some solid advice to make sure their startups never go out of style.

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Lori Greiner knows firsthand the power of Oprah Winfrey to sell product.

In part two of our conversation with Greiner, the “Queen of QVC” and regular on ABC’s “Shark Tank” tells SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn what happens when one of your products makes the list of Oprah’s favorite things, how every inventor thinks they have the greatest thing in the world and what they need to do to make sure they’re right.

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Greiner, known as the “Queen of QVC,” is also a regular on the ABC show “Shark Tank” where those that have millions listen to pitches from those that have little more than a million dollar idea.

SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn sat down with Greiner to talk about the show, her reign on QVC and if any of the products she’s invested in on “Shark Tank” have any bite.

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Catanese left Politico at the start of the year without any real explanation other than that he was going to “explore opportunities,” as he told FishbowlDC. He continued tweeting about politics and sometimes rap music, but never indicated anything about a new job.

On the blog, called TheRun2016, Catanese has written four posts… continued…

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In the latest installment of Mediabistro’s So What Do You Do? series, Schreiber says that aspiring entrepreneurs should “be willing to put in the work for a long period of time for just the love of it.”

“Today, more so than any other time, it seems really difficult to make a living in the media, especially in the music media,” he explained. “It’s just so crowded, and at this point the publications that are really able to establish themselves are the ones that are the most passionate and the most relatable. I find that the publications I tend to connect with most are ones that are, in many cases, written by a single voice, somebody who has a really interesting viewpoint or perspective.”

Read the full interview in So What Do You Do, Ryan Schreiber, Founder and CEO of Pitchfork?

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Sullivan announced at the start of this year via his current spot at The Daily Beast that he and his crew were packing up to do things the independent way. “We felt more and more that getting readers to pay a small amount for content was the only truly solid future for online journalism,” he wrote. “We also felt we almost had a duty to try and see if we could help break some new ground.”

Whether Sullivan can maintain the current momentum after the blog launches Feb. 4 remains to be seen. But so far, so good.

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Greg Blakey, a D.C.-based photographer who worked for the site, told FishbowlDC it officially went down in November due to “investor issues.” In other words, the cash flow keeping Glittarazzi afloat dried up. Blakey said it will, however, return “in an archival capacity.”

Asked if the site will generate any new content, Blakey simply said that “fun gigs like that never last forever.” continued…

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In this episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler talks with Warren Liao and Derek Tian, founders of “Black Lapel,” a website specializing in making custom luxury menswear at an affordable price. Find out if they make the cut.

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In this episode of Elevator Pitch, host Alan Meckler meets with TwoChop founder Mo Lam and AppAddictive CEO Mike Onghai about their gamification venture, TwoChop. If you run a blog or other content oriented website containing text, music, or images, TwoChop will make a game from the content.

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In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler chats with the co-founders of Moonit, a social discovery app that connects people using astrology.

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In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler chats with Jux CEO Ted Metcalfe. Jux is a personal publishing platform that allows users to create immersive, full-screen collections of photos, videos, and words. The startup says it’s like blogging without all of the crap.

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Also, find out who’s hiring on the Mediabistro job board.

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In the final part of our three-part “Media Beat” interview with Jonah Peretti, the internet entrepreneur talks about launching The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.

“I wasn’t sure if it would be a big success,” Peretti admits, remembering the days leading up to the launch of The Huffington Post. “A friend of mine asked me if he should invest, and I was like ‘I’m not sure’… I didn’t really want to risk my friend’s money.”

He also offers advice for those wanting to launch their own startup, explaining that entrepreneurs shouldn’t worry about what tech blogs are covering.

Part 1: BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: ‘Our Reporters Are Doing the Kind of Work Reporters Love to Do’

Part 2: Jonah Peretti On What It Means To Go Viral

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In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler chats with Sonar founder Brett Martin. Sonar is a mobile app that helps you uncover the social connections you may have with people nearby. Martin talks about how he got his first round of funding at SXSW and describes his vision for the future of social interaction.

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In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler meets with piictu founder Jonathan Slimak. Piictu is a mobile app that allows people to collaborate using pictures. It’s also one of the “What’s Hot” and “New & Noteworthy” apps in Apple’s app  store.

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