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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:51:08 +0000

[...] I even mentioned that “getting mobbed at conferences was welcome” (as noted by John Paczkowski in his column ) and boy was I well served – it took me over an hour to leave the room after talking to about [...]

By: John Paczkowski

John Paczkowski — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:58:19 +0000

I know. I was kidding. You didn’t get a start-up happy stack in the Demo Pit did you?

By: Jeff Clavier

Jeff Clavier — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:41:52 +0000

What I meant by “mobbing welcome” is the fact that you genuinely don’t know where dealflow might come from, and I’d rather meet people at conferences for a quick 5/10 minutes interaction where I can form an initial impression, rather than the cold email that rarely contains the information I want to get.