SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I was on the way back to LA from a ski vacation in Switzerland where I decided while sliding down a glacier that if I survived I would start my own advertising agency. The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

John Warrillow: Yeah, you’re talking about a value-driver we refer to as the Switzerland Structure and the Switzerland Structure, it’s named after the country of Switzerland, which as you know, is sort of obsessed with this idea of independence, not cozying up to any one kind of geopolitical faction, whatever.

Entrepreneur 50

Entrepreneur Switzerland Revenue Differentiation 50

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 15, 2012

While I was in Iceland a few weeks ago, there was a set of discussions driven by Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures about trying to make Iceland and “Internet Neutrality Zone” similar to Switzerland and banking. While I have no idea if this is feasible, the need for it seems to be increasing on a regular basis.

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Iceland Cloud Switzerland Government 133