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Don’t look to the Valley (*all of the time)

Don’t look to the Valley (*all of the time)

Many columns of text and tweets are dedicated to the emulation of Silicon Valley tech companies in our industry.  My obvious response to this is:  why bother?  We will never have all of the same advantages of Silicon Valley — if you truly think that it is the...
Feeling Smug: Cisco invests in RingCentral

Feeling Smug: Cisco invests in RingCentral

In 1999 I was an obscure Product Manager working in the Packet Telephony Division at Cisco Systems.  After digging through the SIP specification I realized that, if implemented as I’d hoped it would be, SIP would be a tremendous catalyst for expansion within the...
Reflections on Connect 2010 Vancouver

Reflections on Connect 2010 Vancouver

I enjoyed Connect this year but figured I’d toss my constructive feedback out to the community for discussion, debate, or possibly even confirmation. As you can probably guess I’ve spent almost 20 years attending, speaking at, and even helping organize...
Vancouver: Wonders Start Here

Vancouver: Wonders Start Here

At last, here it is… (click here to view on Vimeo). …after months of toil and tinkering we have finally released the Vancouver video to you, the world.  Thanks to those who helped at every level — from our sponsors at Microsoft, the BCIC, the BCTIA,...
Looking Forward to GROWing

Looking Forward to GROWing

Vancouver is the scene of a wonderfully diverse and burgeoning technology economy.  One effort I am making to shepherd this along is with a film I’ve been producing in partnership with the Vancouver Film School, Microsoft Canada, BCTIA, VEDC, and BC Innovation...