November 2009 NY Tech Meetup

“ I loved the MongoDB demo - as I'm a geek at heart and appreciate the systems stuff. I'd like to see more technological innovative stuff vs. you typical content/social networking website. ”

“ Great format, not too much time spent on any one company--felt like I learned a lot. ”

“ One minute presentations were the best part. The companies were great and the format was efficient. The five minute presentations were worse. One was a scam and the others did not interest me. The announcements took way to long. Neighborhoodr and Superglued were the most interesting to me. ”

“ I thought it was very well done overall. I would love if you added some sort of format to facilitate networking. Not sure what that would be. Maybe have colored nametags and ask people with the same color to gather on one side of the room, etc. Something to force people away from their friends to meet new people ”

“ It would be interesting if revenue projections/valuations could be presented. It would be interesting to see how feasible various business models are. ”

“ loved the format...would like to see investor segment...15mins...extend time after for networking ”

“ Great people, great networking, good fun for all! ”

“ Best one I've been to. 1 minute demos were fun, and overall the pace felt faster. Definitely better with 5 main presentations instead of 6. More companies like MongoDB would be awesome. ”

“ Liked the new 1 min presentation format, would like to see more of these. Save time moderating before, after, in between ... ”

“ More presenters with less time. 1 minute a pop was great. ”

“ Liked the short presentation format. Covered a lot of ground in 90 minutes. Good job. ”

“ I'm not sure the NY Tech Minute worked extremely well. The presentations were halting and I didn't feel I learned much about the companies. If the idea is to bring attention to interesting companies that don't deserve a 5-minute slot, maybe Nate could just present them as announcements, as in, "Here are three new sites you should check out on your own because we don't have time for them." Or continue the Tech Fair idea from Internet week and do it once a quarter or something. This meeting tried to cram too much in. ”

“ B/c meetups have grown to be hundreds of people, I'd find it very helpful to filter attendee lists by those in my network (social or business). Introducing Facebook Connect to see which of my friends are attending or Linked In so I understand relationships before attending would be awesome. Loved the 1 min speed round...keep up the great work! ”

“ Well done, interesting topics, and and its always entertaining. To get in the door was rather way ridiculous, a little organization would have allowed more people in more quickly in less of a crush of people who were actually waiting to sign in ”

“ Most of the presentations were good tonight. also liked the new NYT "minute" demo idea. ”

“ I had a great time. There were alot of people there, the meeting was well organized. I love the fact that we can ask questions. ”

“ Like the new format of 5 1 minute presentations. ”

“ NY Tech Minute was a great idea! ”

“ Really liked NY Tech minute format...all of those presenters did a great job. Keep that up. Other (5 min) presenters were more of a mixed bag than normal. ”

“ Very interesting mix of companies. It would have been good to also have each tech minute and each tech 5 minutes share their revenue model. ”

“ Someone needs to instruct the speakers on how to use the microphone properly. Too many of them were too quiet or turned away from the mic. ”

“ Great presentations and the best opportunity to meet other NY entrepreneurs. ”

“ 1 minutes were great idea and make the 5 minutes feel loooong. Great Meetup. Watched on Livestream. ”

“ Enjoyed the 1 minute pitches. Great way to introduce more companies and forces them to be on message. ”

“ The range of speakers was great especially for those who may not have a formal tech background. ”

“ Loved the 1 minute pitches. Thought there should be been a few more questions for each of the presenters. ”

“ liked the new format with the 1-minute presentations at the beginning. Also good to keep the DFJ-Gotham plugs to a minimum this time. ”