socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. Watertower Ventures. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M.

Southern California 138

Southern California Artificial Inteligence Funding SoCal 138

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Managing Directors: Jeff Stibel, Kobe Bryant Investment interests: Focus on the convergence of technology, media and data (TMD), as well as in industries such as sports and wellness.

Southern California 178

Southern California Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital 178

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

Startup 106

Startup Pricing Cloud Computing Customer 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

Pricing 123

Pricing Cloud Computing Customer Custom 123

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Costs for advertising on Facebook are increasing, due to high demand, and their profits continue to soar. If your competitor is spending more on social network advertising, so should you. Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media. That was $15.5

Marketing 40

Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

Startup 116

Startup Pricing Cloud Computing Customer 116

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

Pricing 105

Pricing Cloud Computing Customer Custom 105