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Schwag Day 1.0
Today I met with some solid companies at Web 2.0 NY. More on that later. The most pressing news flash is that schwag is back! Call me nostalgic but walking the aisles was reminiscent of Comdex ’99. Evidence attached (sans the hired booth babes or the many booth bars that opened promptly at beer thirty). [...]
The Unique Economy of Washington, DC
The revenue opportunities in the nations capital extend far beyond Uncle Sam. The region offers a wealth of high value customers that orbit the federal sphere. Law firms, policy firms, associations, think tanks, systems integrators, professional service firms and many others. As with any shifting market, staying competitive is paramount, which means these companies must [...]
Biting The Big Apple
This week I’ve been making appointments and filtering through the 500 exhibitors showing at next weeks Web 2.0 conference in NY. In the past I’ve spent about 30 minutes with a company that I think is interesting. If there are six quality hours of show floor time this equates to 12 quality vendor meetings per [...]
GOOGLES LATEST ATTEMPT TO SHINE
Don’t be confused by the title, Google is a juggernaut. But I’ve seen them repeatedly try to enter the applications market without much success yet. The announcement of their Chrome browser is the latest. Just when most non-technical types are getting used to Firefox as a default alternative to IE I doubt they’ll be looking [...]