Remove 2017 Remove Media Remove Networking
article thumbnail

Reflections On 2017: Anna Barber, Techstars LA

socalTECH

Techstars has grown tremendously around the world in 2017, establishing a new venture in India and launching vertical accelerators focused on things like smart cities (in Dubai), energy (in Norway), defense (in Boston) and insurtech (North Carolina). What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Find her @annawbarber.

Press 193
article thumbnail

Reflections on 2017: Michael Terpin, Transform Group International

socalTECH

What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017? Terpin is also an investor and advisor to many blockchain, media and technology companies, including CommPro, GoCoin, Polymath, Purse.io, ShapeShift, Videocoin and WAX.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

socalTECH

What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017.

article thumbnail

Snap is channeling Asia’s messaging giants with its move into gaming

TechCrunch LA

The company unveiled a series of new strategies that are aimed at breathing fresh life into the service which has been ruthlessly cloned by Facebook across Instagram, WhatsApp, and even its primary social network. Snap has consistently lost users since going public in 2017. The result?

article thumbnail

Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Prince O' Whales

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Prince O' Whales. Our networking events attract professionals from entertainment, tech, social media, fashion, and marketing and we're quite popular with influencers as well. aff=socaltech.

article thumbnail

As it adds Jeremy Milken to the partnership, Watertower Ventures nears $50 million close for its new fund

TechCrunch LA

Norton’s latest fund is the only the most recent act in a career that has seen the investor traverse the financial services digital media and the early days of the internet. With that in mind, the Watertower Ventures group, which launched in 2017 with a small, $5 million fund, is a return to those roots.

Funding 230
article thumbnail

Six West Coast Tech Leaders Share Top Developments of 2017

Xconomy

Xconomy asked technology and innovation leaders around our network to reflect on the most important developments in their industries during 2017, and the answers were appropriately wide-ranging. Here now are responses, edited for clarity, from Mark Bowles, co-founder of medical diagnostics. Read more » Reprints | Share: