Thorsten Claus

I am a telco2.0 enthusiast and corporate investment manager. I help growing startups and building companies for web-based services, telecom enablers, transport network and datacenter solutions. As an adviser I am helping my companies to engineer product and service innovations, and to create and execute strategies for a flat and free world.

I am leading a happy life with my wife Cate and little Emma and Willem in Berkeley, CA. My job at T-Venture is my creative outlet and enables me to do a lot of fun things on and off the job - with great opportunities to network, to chat, and to gain neat industry insights. My heart and soul belongs to the Bay Area - its culture, its vibes, its food.

Do's and Dont's:

• Do not be offended if I don't add you to my network immediately - I don't call someone a friend, peer, or mentionable contact just because he or she has spent more than 20 seconds on my profile, or likes what I'm doing, or wants me to buy something. There is a bookmark feature in Xing, I'll use that instead.
  
  
• Do not contact me for general business advertisement, such as "... we have great programmers ...", or "... we develop XYZ and wanted to let you know that we're out here ..." , or "... we can setup channel partnerships ..." . Be specific about your requests so I am actually inclined to answer you. Otherwise you will not hear from me :)
  
  
• Do not contact me for any job opportunity where I would have to move. Family comes first, and currently moving is not an option. My ability to travel is 50%.
  
  
• Do contact me if you want to exchange some industry experience, bounce some ideas, etc. - no direct opportunity necessary. I'm always interesting in sharing know-how, market insights, chit-chat about some startup stuff, discuss atest telecom developments, ... My availability is at https://tungle.me/thinkstorm, my open office hours are at http://ohours.org/thinkstorm