Educational Versus Inspirational Events May 4, 2008

Here are some things I realized about Going Solo and the way I was thinking about the conference programme. It’s going to be true for other Going Far events, which is why I’m cross-posting most of the original post here. Going Far will produce events which are not just inspirational, but also educational. It was [...]

Thinking About The Next Going Far Events March 14, 2008

There hasn’t been much going on here, I have to admit, as I decided to postpone the actual incorporation of Going Far until Going Solo was off the ground. So, head over there (if that’s not where you’re coming from) to catch up, if necessary. As Going Solo is taking shape, I’m really awed by [...]

Working For Fame Or For Cash January 14, 2008

I’d like to introduce this reflection by quoting Tara Hunt, who writes the following in a post titled Please Stop Crowdsourcing Me: I came and I thought, hey, this is kind of neat-o and it empowered me at first. I thought, “Awesome! They want my opinion! They listen!” and I offered it and the feedback [...]

Websites and Blogs, Where Does One Start? December 19, 2007

Along the lines of rediscovering some aspects of blogging, I’m rediscovering some tricky online presence questions which I’m more used to hearing in the mouths of my clients than in my head. Questions like: do I create a separate blog for my company? for my event? how? when? who will blog on them? what will [...]

Advisors, Boards, Companies, Partners, Oh My! December 17, 2007

Welcome to the area where I feel I’m swimming rather than standing on firm ground. Thankfully, I have advisors for this, but I’m still the person who needs to make the decisions. Let’s dive into the swimming-pool: it’s called Starting a Company, in the city of Oh-My-God-Is-It-Really-A-Good-Idea-To-Blog-All-This. I have one event underway, Going Solo. If [...]

Why Events? December 16, 2007

The idea of starting a company and organising conferences like Going Solo is the result of a conversation I had a bit over a month ago, just before Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. Even though it sounded like a wacky idea to me at first, organising events now really seems like the “right thing to [...]

Competition, Colleagues, or Partners? November 19, 2007

In the last ten days I’ve started planning, thinking, and talking about my new company. One of the things I’m struggling with at the moment (besides finding a name which isn’t already taken, isn’t too lame, and won’t get me sued) is how to consider others that are in the field I want to step [...]