VON Spring 2007 Review
Having a week to catch up from the VON show was a good thing.
I find that on average, business activity doubles or triples after a trade show. Nothing beats face-to-face communication as part of the relationship building process. Faces are associated with the voices of partners and customers that you’ve been working with for a considerable amount time and things usually kick into higher gear as a result.
I had the opportunity to briefly meet Jeff Pulver, the man behind VON, Vonage and a host of other projects but perhaps most famous for the “Pulver Order” whereby he cleverly argued that VoIP traffic is not a telecommunications service, thus not obliged to the regulatory laws governed by the FCC. Jeff is a big bear of a man with great vision and a music lover which is always cool in my books.
The show was buzzing with activity and I found it an overall great investment from LogiSense’s perspective. I spent most of my time on the show floor with existing customers, partners and exploring new opportunities. I did manage to catch the plenary keynote and of particular interest was Niklas Zennström of Skype fame and how skype is extending its vision into the world of social networking. With recent revitalization of the LogiSense blog and my interest in Web2.0 and how it will unfold in the telecommunications sector; Niklas’s talk hit the hot buttons for me.
Bottom line VON was fun and productive and we might just see you in Boston at VON FALL.
Flavio Gomes - CEO/President
LogiSense Corporation
I find that on average, business activity doubles or triples after a trade show. Nothing beats face-to-face communication as part of the relationship building process. Faces are associated with the voices of partners and customers that you’ve been working with for a considerable amount time and things usually kick into higher gear as a result.
I had the opportunity to briefly meet Jeff Pulver, the man behind VON, Vonage and a host of other projects but perhaps most famous for the “Pulver Order” whereby he cleverly argued that VoIP traffic is not a telecommunications service, thus not obliged to the regulatory laws governed by the FCC. Jeff is a big bear of a man with great vision and a music lover which is always cool in my books.
The show was buzzing with activity and I found it an overall great investment from LogiSense’s perspective. I spent most of my time on the show floor with existing customers, partners and exploring new opportunities. I did manage to catch the plenary keynote and of particular interest was Niklas Zennström of Skype fame and how skype is extending its vision into the world of social networking. With recent revitalization of the LogiSense blog and my interest in Web2.0 and how it will unfold in the telecommunications sector; Niklas’s talk hit the hot buttons for me.
Bottom line VON was fun and productive and we might just see you in Boston at VON FALL.
Flavio Gomes - CEO/President
LogiSense Corporation
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