First Visit to Davos
| posted by Neil KaneI feel like I was asked to the prom by the head cheerleader. Our company was recently selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and one of the privileges of that distinction is that I get to attend the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos this year and next. Its very tempting to name drop, and its hard not to be star struck here since the captains of industry, world politics and the media are all here, although I haven't seen any real entertainers of the Hollywood-type.
For me, as the President of an early-stage company with 11 employees, its the opportunity of a lifetime. The cool-factor is very high, but make no mistake, I'm trying to get some business done while I'm here. Our company has some technical collaborations going on with a few companies whose CEOs are here, and the chance to introduce myself to them doesn't come around every day.
I'm struck by the number of VC and private equity groups who are here, and they're all very accessible. That's the thing everyone told me about Davos, and I'm discovering that its true. You can meet anyone here. The challenge is getting invited to the meeting in the first place.
[True story--as I'm sitting here writing this, Sergey Brin just asked if he could borrow a chair.]
I think I'll go give Sergey the tie clip with his name on it written in diamond that I made for him. More on that later.
