May 30th, 2007 Comments(0)
A few weeks ago, I organized the first of a series of WebInno Dinner Groups – gatherings of a dozen or so entrepreneurs and operators who are focused on a specific topic who want to connect to discuss and share experiences. In contrast to the larger bimonthly large WebInno events, these are smaller and much more intimate sessions with an opportunity for in-depth discussion. The first session was devoted to the topic “Widgets and Advertising,” and drew a number of startup CEOs and founders, to someone from Adobe, to an angel investor with many widget-based startups. Both Mike Champion and John Wall were in attendance and blogged about it.
The next WebInno Dinner Group is going to be focused on the topic “At the Intersection of Mobile and the Web.” If this sounds like a gathering which you would want to participate, please reach out to me (david at webinnovatorsgroup dot com) sharing a bit of your relevant background and interest. Depending on response and availability, I’ll then organize an evening for us to get together in upcoming weeks.
May 29th, 2007 Comments(0)
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Web Innovators Group event last Tuesday night. As per usual, it was a great gathering of folks from the local entrepreneurial web and mobile scene.
David Evans, Gopal Shenoy, and Greg Peverill-Conti all have great detailed write-ups of the event covering their (differing) opinions on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the presenting companies. But they all agreed that the event itself was a success:
“Webinno isn’t really about demo’s, it’s about the networking… Lot’s of people who know how to Get Things Done.” - David Evans
“The things I like the most about the event are: 1. Getting to see some latest products/technologies companies are working on; 2. The networking - you get to meet some great minds to talk about what is going on in the tech world; 3. The format of the event… I would definitely recommend this event to anyone in the tech space to attend. You get to meet some great friendly people to chat over a glass of wine or a bottle of beer.” - Gopal Shenoy
“Having a venue like this for early stage companies - and the people that play around them - is important and WebInno is fostering a real sense of community.” - Greg Peverill-Conti
So mark your calendars, the one and only WebInno for this summer is going to be held on Monday July 9th. The location is still TBD; keep an eye on the blog for further details. As always, please do RSVP on the wiki f you are going to join us at http://webinnovatorsgroup.com/wiki/webinno13. Updated details about the event will be found on that page as well. I’ll sort out companies for demo’ing a few weeks beforehand, if you and your startup is interested in participating, but the sooner you reach out to me with an indication of interest (david at webinnovatorsgroup dot com), the better.
See you in a few weeks.
May 16th, 2007 Comments(0)
We’re less than a week away from the next Web Innovators Group event on next Tuesday May 22nd at 6:30pm. As we have for the past year, we’re holding it at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge. I anticipate another great crowd (of techies, entrepreneurs, investors, and operators) who will be able to provide nice exposure and feedback for our demonstrating companies, as well as giving all attendees beneficial networking opportunities.
Around 7pm at Tuesday’s session, we’ll feature two main dish presentations (six minute demos of their service to the entire crowd). And as a new structure following the main dish presentations, there is an opportunity for all of the side dish presenters to give a quick 30-second overview of their service to the audience as well. Accordingly, the featured main dish presenters are as follows:
Our showcased side dishes with tables set around the periphery of the room will be:
Everyone who is interested in web and mobile innovation is encouraged to attend the free event. Please RSVP (and find additional details) on the wiki (http://webinnovatorsgroup.com/wiki/webinno12) if you plan to join us so we are able to print name tags, give the venue a heads up, etc.
