By way of introduction to new readers, I started my consulting biz, Digicraft, in 1994. I built a lot of websites for IBM, Modem Media clients, and then helped build an interactive unit for a boutique advertising agency in New York. I remember going to SIG (pre-Digitas days) and seeing their web shop, all of about five people. Working in Silicon Alley in 95-98 was amazing, and burning out and taking off to Bali to live on the beach before moving back to Boston was the best time of my life, at least so far.
My resume is in the sidebar, I’ll let that speak for me if you’re interested. Basically lot’s of early-adopter stuff that most people in the room last night are probably too new to remember. andwidth, social nets, open API’s and cheap hardware are fueling the current wave of web innovation. I’m excited to be excited again, and not looking back on past accomplishments, but ahead to the future.

Polling the audience about their pick for the Main Dish presenter most likely to succeed was interesting. It was somewhat perplexing to hear so many people champion web-based writing application Virtual Ubiquity. I’ve spent some time with Writely and Zoho and reacted favorably to VU’s feature set, which addressed some of the most annoying issues with MS Word. However, It’s a hotly contested space, and the demo didn’t address addressable market, revenue models, etc. All I heard is that high-school students are going to use it, they are going after the .edu market? It’s a demo, but I do expect to hear about why I should care about your company.

I have been attending WebInno since the very first event in 2005. I’m always so jazzed after seeing all the innovation right here in Boston. Tremendous thanks to Dave for making this happen. It makes me miss Silicon Valley just a little bit less : )

I’m at Brightcove and would love to see your cool 6 minute app. Let me know if you need any help.

See you at the next one.

Caren