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5 Current Technologies Still Have Room For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Cloud Computing.

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SoCal's Big New Crop Of Venture Investors And Funds

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Managing Director: Kelly Perdew Investment interests: Direct to consumer and consumer focused Internet, Saas, video, mobile, mobility, transportation, and in particular founders with a military background. Fund size: Not disclosed, but $7.2M so far in investments. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com. www.amplify.la.

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LA, and Southern California's Surge In Venture Capital Funds

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Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Fund size: $250M growth fund Los Angeles Partners: Dana Settle, Mark Terbeek, Dylan Pearce, Paul Bricault, Jon Goldman. Section 32. www.section32.com. Fund size: $230M fund. so far in investments.

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Why Online / Offline Mobile Integration is Going to be a Huge Business

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My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Two big themes have emerged in my head in the past 3 years: offline / online integration and mobile computing. The Impact of Mobile Phones on Advertising.

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Understanding How Profits are Shifting Across the Computing Value Chain

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Today, Google, and cloud computing companies more broadly, are doing to Microsoft what Microsoft did to IBM. Profits are moving up the value chain from on-device software to software-as-a-service in the cloud. This is manifesting as OS and software licensing revenues are shrinking as cloud-hosted SaaS apps are growing.

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Base Your New Venture On These New Technology Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyday devices, like Internet soda vending , have an embedded computer allowing full remote reporting and control. Mobile Computing. From tablets to smart phones to the Apple watch, people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. Cloud Computing.

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Future of The Cloud is Bright | Just Ask the Market

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Business opportunities are popping up around cloud computing technology, too, according to cloud computing consultant and blogger Phil Wainewright. The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology. trillion mark annually, thanks to the new cloud systems.