Last Week’s Expo: a pleasant surprize

• Posted by Steve Spencer

Article posted on Mar 13

Last week I attended the Big Business and Technology Expo in Provo, and I have to say that I was pleasantly suprized.  Turnout was more than I had expected, and there was a pretty good diversity of companies.  Not only that, but spirits were high… business is definitely starting to recover from the lull after the bubble and 9/11.  The folks I spoke to were upbeat, creative, and open to all sorts of busines opportunities.  That is what really excited me.  I go to an expo to find synergies: exciting creative people I can build long lasting friendships or partnerships with… not to have some smarmy sales rep hit me with his favorite pitch.  This expo delivered.  It is good to see so much diversity, energy, and creativity in the tech sector really beginning to flourish here again.

As a side note, I have to say that I happened past the booth for “the Secret”.  I have heard good things about the video and book, and even have a borrowed copy of the video in my bag.  But I have never made it past the first fifteen minutes, because the tone of the main annoucer makes me keep waiting for him to tell me how my friends and I are going to get rich selling soap.  I guess I have to muscle my way past the delviery, and try to ferret out the message :).  Let me know if you have watched it, and what your take is.

Count me in for next year’s expo.  Very worth while.  Not to mention the amazing food (I am always a sucker for Rumbi).

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