Sep 17 2008
Web 2.0 expo in New York
Yesterday started the web 2.0 expo in New York City. They opened up with a bunch of workshops covering very basic questions of enterprise 2.0, designing communities, next generation web applications, mobile and social web architecture.
Today the conference will start with a real highlight: Jason Fried, 37signals’ president and founder, will share valuable lessons, insightful observations, and the unconventional—sometimes controversial—marketing, business, and product development strategies that have made 37signals one of most influential and successful companies in the Web 2.0 arena.
Topics include tips on collaboration, team size, product road maps, sound decision making, boosting productivity, simplicity vs. clarity vs. complexity, the power of less, copywriting, key questions you should always be asking, and avoiding words that damage morale, make projects late, and inflame the wrong passions.
Jason’s trademark straight-ahead, no BS style is sure to make this session one of the most memorable of the conference.
We most likey will livestream it at 4 pm MEZ with netviewer present (I have to doublecheck with the organizer if livestreams are allowed). If not, we will try to catch him for an interview. We will definitely have Tim o’Reilly, creator of the term web 2.0, for an interview today. Another highlight of the day will be Gary Vaynerchuk, founder of the Wine Library TV (WLTV), a free daily video blog in which Gary tastes and reviews wines. Gary unleashed the same passion and gusto to building the WLTV brand (now affectionately known as “The Thunder Show”) that he had previously brought to his business, with even more far-reaching results.
We will produce a daily livestream at 7 pm MEZ. You can watch it here.
