Jim Canto - Tonic Ventures

Neo-Generalist

DIY/Citizen Developer

Tonic Ventures Founder

I'm an idea guy, a strategist, SaaS/PaaS experimentalist, and a gritty bootstrapped Micropreneur. I believe "Community" is the Internet's fundamental core value proposition. Impact Enterprises, Social Businesses, Social Selling, etc., all have their roots in "Community" and "Community Management." At the other end of every online connection is a person. Ignore that reality at your own peril.

Trial and error, in concert with my diverse professional background, has given me tremendous insight. I have been openly experimenting with SaaS, PaaS, Social Community Platforms, and Social Media since early 2007. I'm fascinated by the sociological implications of an online, always connected lifestyle as wells as the tools and platforms that facilitate it. The R&D in me loves to put different tools and platforms together to creatively solve problems.

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• How Tonic Ventures evolved

  Not a digital native When I set out on this course in 2007, I had little understanding of the Internet and NO knowledge of how to build a website.  I didn't even understand the difference between a domain and hosting.  Yeh, born in 1966, I'm no ...

• Tonic Ventures vs. the TONIC zone

  Tonic Ventures is the parent company I created, as a Solopreneur, to house all of my ideas (our ideas for that matter) under one name/brand. TONIC zone is a private community where I (we) help you evolve digitally, from where you are to where you ...

• Eyes on the horizon

  I have sooooo many ideas, they are hard to contain. Tonic Ventures will house them all. Got an idea for Tonic to build? Drop me a note. 

• #Bootstrapped #Solopreneur

  Tonic Ventures is not Silicon Valley. Tonic is not seeking funding and is not being created with the goal of being acquired. Though a viable model, that is not Tonic Ventures approach. We're here to stay.  We Foster Independence for Indepentents ...

• Frequently Asked Questions

  Frequently asked about Tonic Ventures Why the name "Tonic" Tonic is about vigor and well-being... which is what I seek for myself and wish for others. Tonic is also denotes the first degree of scale in music. I love music but also enjoyed the notion ...