Blue Dots Partners

Chris Kocher

With over 30 years in Silicon Valley, Chris has extensive strategic and hands-on operating experience helping high-tech companies increase their revenues and company valuations.

In addition to working with Blue Dots, Chris is a founder and managing director of Grey Heron, a venture acceleration consulting company. He has worked with investors, CEOs and executive teams on accelerating growth and revenues at over 100 innovative companies ranging from startups to mature Global 500 companies such as Apple, Cisco, HP, Oracle and Visa.

Prior to Grey Heron, Chris was a VP/GM at Symantec with complete P&L responsibility for a business unit where he doubled revenues. Earlier in his career, he spent 10 years at HP in management roles at several divisions where he helped pioneer HP’s first laser printer, its initial personal computers and early independent software vendor (ISV) programs.

Much of his work has focused on helping companies with breakthrough technologies and platforms translate them into compelling value propositions to achieve rapid adoption in evolving markets including: internet, SAAS, cloud, big data, analytics, on-line video, digital media, ecommerce and adtech.

Chris earned his MBA from Columbia University in marketing and international business and his undergraduate degree at Princeton.

Posts by Chris Kocher

GE’s Digital spinoff: What does it mean for the Internet of Things?

Reports over the last month claim General Electric is selling off key digital assets, which likely include…

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Amazon 2018: Bulldozing more market leaders

2018 is off to a roaring start in the software and technology sectors. But what’s in store for the next few years?

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Disruption Amazon Style: Lessons from the Masters – Part I Integration

Amazon is pursuing new markets and disrupting multiple industries at an incredible pace…

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Mapping Your IoT Monetization Strategy for 2017

The Internet of Things could ultimately drive a multi-trillion dollar impact on the global economy. But, in 2016, monetizing the IoT hasn’t always been straightforward…

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The adolescence of IOT: five predictions for 2017

IoT continued its toddler-like growth and stumbles in 2016. Here are five trends to look for in 2017 as the IoT enters its adolescence…

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Amazon developments in IoT: a force to be reckoned with

If you’re developing products, services or platforms for the Internet of Things (IoT), don’t ignore Amazon. Like a sleeping giant awakening, over the last six months Amazon…

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