February NY Tech Meetup - "Mobile Meets Social"

“ i thought the presenters should have been allowed to answer a few more questions each. ”

“ Nate is bringing a lot of energy and enthusiasm that will hopefully take us a little further along. Love the bar hang out after, and looking forward to a change to a bigger and more convenient venue. ”

“ This meet-up made me think about the start-up community in a new way. There seems to be two types: 1) one that is trying to build the next generation platform for whatever (last night it happened to be mobile) 2) the other is just trying to build a neat service. As it goes, last night I enjoyed the services more (Coovents, and OMGICU). Nevertheless, it is clear that these two distinct types of start-ups share different characteristics: 1) Neat services give presentations that are clear, tangible, and easy to understand. 2) Platforms have trouble explaining their products in clear and succinct ways. 3) Platforms tend to have more grandiose dreams about their capabilities, and their role in the future. I wonder how this economy will treat the two different types of start-ups. I wonder if one enjoys an edge for potential exit strategies. ”

“ The meetup was a good event overall. However, it seems that there is no transparency in the process of the presenting companies. There was an announcement that companies were invited to present with a link to apply. However when the list of presenting companies came out they were all different than the ones that applied except for maybe 1 or 2. I am not complaining about the companies that presented. They were good. However just wondering why there was a disconnect in the list of companies that applies and the final list of companies that presented. Who picks the presenting companies? ”

“ Enjoyed all of the presentations. Maybe incorporate a 10 minute panel discussion at the end with all of the presenters so they can collectively interact with the audience. Jeff Jarvis' passion was contagious. ”

“ This was my first Meetup and it exceeded all expectations. Haven't been so inspired in a long time. ”

“ Its still going on, but the mobile social world is cool. Jarvis' upcoming book also sounds pretty good. ”

“ This was my first meetup and I found the presentations to be very engaging and succinct with good questions from the audience. Great exposure to a lot of exciting young companies. I will definitely attend again. ”

“ Too many speakers in too limited a time... ”

“ zawesome ”