We exhibited at CINACon 2007 and took turns rotating through the sessions. It was a great conference for entrepreneurs.
CINACon 2007: A Great Conference For Entrepreneurs
We exhibited at CINACon 2007 over the weekend, and took turns rotating through the sessions. It was a great conference for entrepreneurs and it was a great conference for us: we had the opportunity to talk to a number of very early stage firms (including some of the other exhibitors in the Rising Stars Showcase) and were very pleased by the conversations. We also stayed for the dinner and had the opportunity to share a table with some of the NUSEA volunteers as well as a number of other entrepreneurs. It was a very energizing event. There wasn’t much other blog coverage, the only real review I could find was by TechTsunami.
I went to CINACON 2007 yesterday. It was a great event and worth my whole afternoon.
The most impressive comments are from Ann Winblad , who is a partner from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners investing in the software companies. As she mentioned, the core for the entrepreneur is the capability to attract the excellence. VCs want to invest on the team/company which can attract the best talents – it is all about intellectual capital. Also for the software company, actionability – how to turn the massive federated data into action – is the hotspot of the investments.
During the break, I talked with Lyle Fong about how to start the company and how to raise the money. A few good points from him:
– Unless you are very famous, you will not get money just by idea
– Always focus on what you are good at, such as technology or engineering.
– Build the prototype first, then get the reporters/bloggers to talk about it.
All in all CINACon 2007 was a great experience, I always find it energizing to be around folks with an entrepreneurial approach to life.
From Mon-Sep-24-2007 in Tech Tsunami
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