February 2, 2010 7:00 PM - 672 attended
February 2010 - Rally for the Future
Special for Social Media Week...
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11,956 NY Tech Meetup members,
Tuesday is an extravaganza.
Fewer demos this time. On 2/2/10 we discuss 2/2/20.
Prepare to be Recruited By The Future.
RSVP slots open NOW: http://www.meetup.com...
It's $20 with all proceeds to http://www.standwithh...
Expect a 2-hour, fast-paced Rally for the Future, featuring testimony from...
* Tony Bacigalupo, New Work City http://www.nwcny.com/...
* Ben Berkowitz, SeeClickFix http://seeclickfix.co...
* Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group http://www.majoracart...
* David Nassar & Jason Leibman, Alliance of Youth Movements http://www.youtube.co...
* Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen Fund http://www.acumenfund...
* Jay Parkinson, The Future Well http://thefuturewell....
* Clay Shirky, http://www.shirky.com...
* Paul Steely White, Transportation Alternatives http://www.transalt.o...
* Rachel Sterne, GroundReport http://groundreport.c...
* Jose Antonio Vargas, Huffington Post http://www.huffington...
* Conor White-Sullivan, Localocracy http://www.localocrac...
+ special guests Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping Choir http://www.revbilly.c...
+ a special announcement from the MTA http://www.mta.info/...
+ more???? 2 2min slots available! Post by 5PM Friday! http://bit.ly/9dGHcb...
Organized by Scott Heiferman, Founder & CEO, Meetup http://meetup.com... and Dawn Barber, Co-Founder NYTM
PS. Next Crisis Camp NY is 2/6 go here for info and sign up.
Haiti fundraiser 2/26 by various NY tech groups: http://nytechcares.or... for info.
PPS. Thanks DFJ Gotham http://www.dfjgotham.... & Wilson Sonsini http://www.wsgr.com/W... for sponsoring
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Rosalie
In case anyone is wondering about the answer to my question below - Nate e-mailed me last night and said they will have a way at the February meetup to donate more.
[On a side note, wouldn't https://squareup.com/
be a cool idea for fund raising in general?]Posted January 19, 2010 at 11:27 AM -
Paramendra Bhagat
Social media is not overhyped. It will be bigger in 2010. http://technbiz.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-talk-on-social-me...
Posted January 20, 2010 at 8:07 PM -
Dave McClure
Psyched to lay the smackdown on the Big Apple!
Watch out New York, i'm the JUGGERNAUT, BiiiiiiTCH!
- signed, mild-mannered Dave "clark kent" mcclure
Posted January 31, 2010 at 9:19 PM -
San
If only Dave would put half the effort into his slide layout that he puts into his faux trash talk he'd be golden. :P
Posted February 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM -
Cindy Gallop
Extremely excited about tonight, especially as it's only 3 freezing cold blocks from my nice warm apartment - whoopee! I like the future when it's evenly distributed...
Posted February 2, 2010 at 6:12 PM -
Peter Kennard
Great event. I want to share the downloadable video with people I think should see this.
when where will the link to it be ???
thanks!!!Posted February 2, 2010 at 11:48 PM -
Abe
Fantastic speakers, thoughtful insight. Kudos to NY Tech Meetup for another fantastic event!
Posted February 3, 2010 at 9:51 AM -
Missy Dondlinger
what was that tinyurl that was mentioned .... about a TED conference?
Posted February 3, 2010 at 1:29 PM -
Yoav Perry
Nice thought, inspirational but too many speakers crammed in a 2-hour slot. Some of them were stopped after 90 seconds, others were allowed to blabber on. Sending the audience home in the middle of the band's performance was not a good form. Was a fun event overall
Posted February 3, 2010 at 5:20 PM -
Andrew Wong
I enjoyed this meeting tremendously. Talked to Clay Shirky and many other interesting people. Thank Scott Heiferman and other organizers for putting this together. Two video clips featuring Scott's intro speech and Clay Shirky's talk on social peers are now available to view http://bit.ly/baunxA
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--Andrew Ran Wong, Organizer of NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (http://nyebn.com)Posted February 8, 2010 at 10:15 PM
RSVPs closed
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Adam TurnbullGreat to see so many people turning out, but maybe that was also something of a missed opportunity. The charities and NFPs requesting help from the NY tech community might have been better advised to focus each on one specific technical challenge they wished to solve. At lot of us are very willing to give some free time to solving problems for worthy causes, so perhaps NY Tech Meetup might consider arranging a not-for-profit app/solution contest?
Otherwise, there were some great speakers in the line-up and it provided a lot of food for thought. Congratulations on the money raised for Haiti relief.
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Nancy MillerA lot of inspiration but it was a little to far-flung, not tightly wound enough. Also, some presenters weren't specific enough about what they needed or wanted. But overall I enjoyed it and found a lot of inspiration. However: The closinig singing group was AWFUL, TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE. It really detracted from the event.
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Yoav Perry- Too many speakers. Felt like a day-long event crammed in 2 hours. - Too much of the large idea. Started out inspirational and then went on and on. - Nice touch with the Pizza but water would have been thoughtful too. Loved the show at the end. - Scott cut off some speakers after 2 minutes and allowed others to blabber endlessly which wasn't clear. - Disturbing the band during their last song to signal the audience out of the hall while they are still performing is just a bad form. The band should be able to finish their song and get their deserved applause from the audience
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Himanshu SareenThis is the NY Tech meetup group and hence I was expecting to see some cutting edge technology being rolled out by NY companies. While I do not mean to sound insensitive, the meetup had very little technology and was mostly about "saving the world" somehow with technology. No specific examples of how technology was being used to make the planet "greener". The session about "1 million of your cloest friends" also had an idea but again no technology. at least part of the event should be about showcasing some great tech solutions / innovative / disruptive technology ? The previous ones were a lot better but I did leave early at about 8.30 and so did many others ... this might be a personal opinion but perhaps some thought needs to be given to it.
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Robert ClarkBeen attending NY Tech meetups for about a year....audience seems to be fairly cerebral....so, not too surprising that the thought-provoking and insightful aspects of the Feb 2 meetup were much better received than the purely inspirational elements.
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Arin GilbertI enjoyed the presenters. However, the line for registration really should have been a little more efficient. Also, I was limited to a prior engagement, and was only able to stay for 50 minutes. Therefore (and I realize it doesn't happen often with any type of meeting) it would have been nice if the sessions had started on time- this, obviously is selfish, as I'd have liked to have heard a little more from the presenters. Congratulations on the money raised for Haiti- Thanks so much for donating the entry cost.
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Karl B StewartI learned a lot at the NY Tech Meetup. The presenters were smart and had great ideas. I never consistently think of technology as having as great potential as expressed at the event, so it shifted my thinking and made me ask questions. I was also inspired by the amount of entrepreneurial spirit in the room. Again, gave me ideas of my own. Did shudder at the end...though there's no way all can be aces. I got the intent, execution...well maybe it was just too loud for me.
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David RogersDiverse mix of thought-provoking ideas, calls to action for socially-relevant innovation, and just a little bit of demo-ing, to slake the thirst to see what folks are making right now. I know some people wanted more demos, but I think this event was pretty clearly announced as having a different focus ("Rally for the Future.") Encouraging networking (e.g. afterwards) among such a large group is hard. Not sure if there's a solution beyond the Black Door after party (which I couldn't make it to).
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Miko MercerI really enjoyed the speakers but I thought Reverend Billy and the preaching at the end was way off. I would've left as soon as they started singing down the aisles, but I was trapped in...
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Michelle ByrdMy first time at one of your events. Appreciated the diversity of the speakers and information. Also appreciated the fast paced presentations and staying on schedule. Good job.
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Laurie JakobsenMy first one; I got the impression it was not a typical meeting. Presentations were interesting, but I would have preferred more time to network.
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RosalieVisiting NY - this was my 1st NY Tech Meetup! Location was easy to find. Awesome to see how many folks turned out and how much money we raised - GO NY Tech!! :) Great opening speech Scott! I congratulate the presenters for taking on real issues and trying to make a difference. Very cool. Felt that more structure (being better prepared..more interactive?) and additional content was needed. The enthusiasm was there but not sure that it really was felt or that possible solutions understood. What was the purpose of the last performance with the choir? Didn't understand it's purpose.
One thing I did hear was that folks were looking forward to demos @ the Meetup? Perhaps time used by Choir could have been used for some demo's.
All in all, this is an awesome group, filled with lots of seriously talented and creative individuals! I look forward to attending again next time I'm in NY. Thanks! :) Have an exciting week.
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Paul CiancioloI was confused, disappointed, and insulted by some of the content in the last speaker (the choir, and whomever that reverend was supposed to be).
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Brian PhillipsGreat topic, good idea but very poor execution, great that we raised money for PIH but a poor utlization of a great opportunity Many who presented were not prepared to best leverage this audience. Most presented had no real tangible items how the meetup could help them other than a passing phrase when walking off the stage - "get involved" or" we need people like you" Rev Bill was too loud too long and somewhat insulting then went on after the event hurting one of the main missions of the organization and why most of us come to network. Poor time management - getting people off the stage (especially Scott Heiferman because he is CEO does he get to set a bad example?) Over all good idea and good intention but it just could have been much more effective and thus much more likely our world actually see some change!
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Evan SamekIt felt quite rushed (so many speakers crammed into the 2-hour block), but they were quite interesting. I especially enjoyed the presentations by Jacqueline Novogratz and Clay Shirky.
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Tom AndersonFrustrated that the group had to sit through the Rev Billy's song and dance when there were dozens of other tech companies that could have presented during that time period. The entire group was in shock trying to understand it's relevance.
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BabaIt was interesting to Hear Scott Heiferman be able to speak a bit more honestly bout what he thinks about many of the startups that are based on Ad revenues etc... A lot of the stuff presented was supposed to be more bout how we shape the society around us and how technology may play a role in Public Policy.
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Steve SieckThis was an unusual and inspiring event. Technology - and technologists - have so much potential to help solve critical problems that resist the usual political stalemates. Hats off to the organizers for taking a chance with this program. And to the (mostly young) attendees who stayed and listened to 2 hours of presentations that transcended the usual cool technologies, business models and visions of IPOs.
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Maria KesslerThis should have been a mix of demos and do goods. It was too much and no ideas to implement solutions.
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Cindy GallopI enjoyed the evening, and fully applaud the overall objective. Given the nature of the audience, I feel the various talks could perhaps have been more tightly framed and contextualized for a clearer understanding within the tech community as to exactly why the content was relevant and what was being asked of them (with precise action, contact channels and timeframes more tangibly articulated). Also, does NYTM operate the equivalent of the (very good and very rigorously imposed) TEDTalk guidelines for speakers? Understanding of exactly who the audience is and what will engage them, pace, flow, presentation skills, presentation materials, time management and clear calls to action could have been better thought through and managed with a number of the speakers.
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LindaSome of the speakers were truly inspiring in their visions in using technology for good. Others not so much. Not sure this was the right crowd for Reverend Billy.
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Michael BakerClay Shakey was great, as was the guy from seeclickfix. The others all had worthy topics, but a little too general and not compelling, specific applications.
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David OliverOne of the best programs in a LONG time at NYTM. I enjoyed hearing about people and organizations pursuing meaningful goals. challenging us to rise above some of the stuff we take for "work" on a daily basis. Thanks to all the presenters!
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RitalySeveral presenters tonight stood out for their solid data, good research and interesting topics. But almost half were just incompetent and incomprehensible. The song and dance number at the end was ridiculous. Please don't ever do that shit again.
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Keith MaddoxStick with the regular format. The singing act at the end was embarrasing for everyone.
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Jeff FerzocoGreat idea and nice lineup. Tech problems were distracting and the audience partially seemed to be looking for something else. Might need a few more to work the idea into their consciousness.
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Holley AtkinsonLoved the wide variety of folks getting us to think different, solve real problems...
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RitaGood intentions/call to action, horrible experience. Speakers not well-prepared for format. No tech learning. Completely inappropriate, irrelevant, and embarrassing "musical offering" at the end. Our time is valuable!
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NamiI liked that the event was not just product / business demos, but discussed about larger social issues.
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de_numericsI believe the speakers were preaching to the wrong audience. In spite of the fact that the people in the room have lots of ideas, the problems that the speakers were highlighting were often way out of scope of high tech. What they seemed to need, often, was efficient and possibly local low tech...this is interesting, but I think there are other teams who have better skillsets to address these problems. Manufacturing, distribution, social ills due to long histories of bad politics and racism, social ills due to displacement of jobs overseas to low cost countries due to trade policies and anti-unionism...these need to be addressed by low tech and personal/social efforts. There does not seem to be much evidence of skills, say, in manufacturing cheap solar lites, nor much interest in it, in this meetup group.
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Alan McGeeI'm a huge fan & advocate of the NYTM, though, while the meetup has the best of intentions in gathering such great minds, lately I've left confused and generally disappointed. I work in non-profit & was excited to hear from such socially-minded speakers, but most presentations continue to be focused on why the orgs exist, not on what the tech community can do to help. Less "why we exist", more "what we have now & where we want to be". We're there b/c we want to participate, tell us how.
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Katherine Wu BradyReally inspirational to hear about how the NY Tech community can contribute meaningfully both locally and internationally. Great variety of speakers! Only thing that was wanting was the act at the end - a simple closing from Scott would have been fantastic.
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VeenaGenerally, the presenters were engaging and had useful and interesting products or problem statements to pose to the audience. However, I have similar feedback from the last time I attended, several presenters start talking very abstractly about their product without giving any context. We, the audience, want to be excited about your product, but you need to contextualize it, before launching into a product's capabillities. It's so simple - just cover the 5 W's and then how...
Also, I didn't really appreciate the ending performance, it felt irrelevant and in some ways irreverant to the real work that people presented. If you are thinking about entertainment again, please choose students from an nyc school or a local artist. Also, it really didn't need to last 20 minutes...
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Kristin McClementVery inspiring! Great line up of speakers. Loved the theme - focusing on using technology and new innovations to change the world for the better rather than purely for entertainment and cool factor is exactly what we should be doing. Left feeling motivated and optimistic for the future!
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Eli HalliwellToo rushed. Some presentations were above normal, others were well below normal. Generally, I was disappointed.
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Hi there,
Thanks to all who have made the February Meetup a Haiti Fundraiser - awesome idea. :)
I RSVP'd before the RSVP amount was changed to $20 and would like please pay the additional $10.
What's the best way for me to do this? Thanks for your help.
Enjoy your Saturday - Looking forward to this Meetup!
R!