David Dalka attends and reports business events and conferences to discover the future of business where technology, organizations and customer exeperience meet. Also serves as emcee, moderator and motivational business keynote speaker.
Chicago
I can start to feel that I’m nearing my inflection point! It feels real good to be reaching the inflection point. Inflection points truly rock! I wonder if you reach more and higher inflection points along the way once you hit your first inflection point? I look forward to finding out! Thanks for being a part of this journey with me towards and past my inflection point!
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What can I say? Good food, awesome music and great conversation with NXTCOMM folks. You can throw a party for me anytime! 😉
Liz Strauss says that Jeff is looking for ways to describe “The Herding Cats”. I’d say an “exhilarating and uplifting rock power trio” from my days writing at Musicfrisk.com.
Jeff – Based on watching The Herding Cats, I think you’d really like this band Red Wanting Blue check them out the YouTube video below. They are at the Lion’s Den in New York City on August 3rd. I’d be only too happy to make the introduction to the lead singer so you could attend as a guest.
The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation held a poker fund raiser in Glenview last night (June 16, 2007). It was a great event where everyone was a winner – both organizers and participants alike. Organized by Dawn Geras and others, generously hosted by Allen Kutchins and magic provided by D. J. Ehlert.
There was a good size crowd and many faces I recognized along with a great food spread. I met some new ones as well. Fortunately the event was in an area not frequented by cicadas. Pictured below are Bob Geras with Ron May and then Ron “Watermelon” May with Al Wasserberger serving up the bowl.
This was the second year I’ve had the honor to serve as a judge in the Depaul New Venture Challenge since its inception. I’m proud of my Depaul undergraduate degree roots and continued association with Depaul University College of Commerce and am pleased to serve. Its a great business school that is active in creating a positive community impact. As the number of startups that I’m involved with grows in regards to business plans and financing and viral marketing plans and to be involved with giving feedback to entrepreneurs is most exciting. Raman Chada and his team should be proud of what they of what they have created as it has great potential to spark a renaissance in Chicago. I look forward to being involved in future years and hope that one day I might be fortunate enough to participate in scaling a Chicago based company that was born in this process!
Jason Jacobsohn wrote a nice summary of the May awards event, so I won’t add other details other than to say that Rania El-Sorrogy is in amazing entrepreneur who will likely create many companies in her lifetime and that I hope to get to know her better over time. Keith Schacht was also in attendance at the event and said a little bit about it.
I thought you should be aware of these upcoming events.
June 19th, Jeff Pulver is having a party at the House of Blues in Chicago on June 19th from 7:00pm-11:00pm. You must RSVP. It’s rumored non-RSVP’d intruders will be escorted out the back door on Lower Wacker Drive and trust me those rats down there are mighty big so don’t even think about it!
June 20th, Kirsten Nicole, one of my favorite chat buddies that brightens my days, of Mashable is holding a gathering, buy your tickets by June 6th and get a 2 for 1 deal! The event is described as follows:
The web 2.0 technology community is experiencing a lot of growth in Chicago, and we would like to not only recognize this community, but help bridge the gap between Chicago and Silicon Valley and other traditional tech dominated locales, where there is a wealth of knowledge and resources for all things technology-related. The media sponsor for the event is Mashable.com. We expect to have 5-8 start-ups from across the country demo at the event and there will be plenty of networking!
Date: 23-24 June 2007
Where: 1464 n Milwaukee (Wicker Park)
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