1st Utah Tech Spotlight Event Wrap-up
Friday, I had the opportunity to attend my first social networking event in Salt Lake City. The Utah Tech Spotlight has been formed to allow professionals in technology to get together once a month to talk tech. This month, they invited Josh Coates, Founder and CEO of Berkley Data Systems, creator of Mozy Online Backup. Josh was a very energetic and dynamic speaker and I enjoyed his quick 20 minute discussion of how Berkley Data Systems ended up in Salt Lake City and where the company is headed.
I was also pleased to meet a few Utah bloggers like Phil, Laura, and Matt. Of course we talked a lot about Twitter - isn’t everyone - as well as a potential Utah Bloggers Conference that Phil is getting started.
It was a fun event. Check out the few photos I took here.
April 2nd, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Hey, Josh,
Thanks so much for the link! I really enjoyed meeting you as well. Hope to see you next month!
Laura
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:07 am
Laura,
No problem. What were your thoughts on the event?
April 5th, 2007 at 9:14 am
It was good meeting you too Josh. It was a fun event. As someone who’s written about how Utah’s labor pool stacks up against Silicon Valley (or more importantly, how we can compete - http://tinyurl.com/2whnse) it was great getting Coates take on things; as someone who has started companies in both environments, he would know.
Utah Tech Spotlight is most definitely an new and valuable resource for the Wasatch front’s tech community. Looking forward to the event on the 20th.