Hollywood is getting a big boost from a cloud tech superstar, who is pledging to invest in over 100 startups — some right here in tinsel town!
Stephen Garden announced that he is taking steps towards funding and partnering with a group of businesses, particularly in the cloud computing and data analytics sector. If you don’t know the name, you should, and the story is straight out of a movie.
Garden, who is a UK citizen, found the opportunity of a lifetime in the United States. But long before settling in America, he experienced the first tingle of the entrepreneurial itch early on. In 2000 at the age of 16, Stephen set up a “pirate” radio station as his first business venture which lasted three years before the UK government closed it down for breaching the UK Wireless Telegraphy Act 1909.
Hollywood Gets Big Investment From Cloud Tech Billionaire
Stephen Garden
The allure of independence must have stayed with Stephen ever since, through his college years and his first paid job in technology with a Japanese firm in their London office. At the age of 27, he felt he needed a break from the work routine and decided to take an MBA course at the London Business School, ranked as one of the world’s best business schools, where, among other useful subjects, he spent an unforgettable time. hear successful people’s stories about building great companies. The decision to get an MBA turned out to be perfect for Stephen’s thinking.
In 2013, after graduation, he launched a consulting company specializing in promising cloud technologies the following year. By focusing on a booming era of expertise (Amazon’s Web Services Cloud Platform), his company—Onica—was able to scale rapidly. The new company was founded after Stephen moved to Los Angeles.
Stephen attracted investors to fund Onica which was named after the city where it was founded—Santa Monica. A new cloud computing business turns into a success. In just six years, it grew to 350 employees in 14 offices in four countries, becoming one of Amazon’s largest partners. Having raised Private Equity funding and made two acquisitions.
With the invaluable experience gained during six years of building, growing and managing Onica, Stephen decided to take a break from six years full of stress and bitterness and lack of self in the entrepreneurial rollercoaster. Stephen has set his sights on investing in over a hundred startups that are changing the world.
Stephen Garden
This story may inspire and guide those who reject the 9-5 work routine and want to go it alone but are still wary of taking that step towards independence.
Obviously, his expertise also makes him a great business advisor who is most qualified and ready to share his invaluable experience with upcoming entrepreneurs, especially in the field of cloud computing and data analysis.
As you know, with the television and film business heavily reliant on analytics and streaming — it looks like Hollywood may be the next big place for tech investment. Additionally, media outlets rely heavily on day-t0-day analytics and are constantly looking for new platforms to gather advertising information.
Actually, we’re ending this story and calling it quits now!
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
