One more thing about ISPCON.
I spoke to Jon Price on the last day of ISPCON, and we talked about the idea that some attendees were a little too agreeable to the idea of being pigeonholed as providers of just one thing when the resources to expand their horizons were literally right there in front of them.
I mentioned this in yesterday's feature, but one point in particular caught my attention.
Price said the high point of the conference for him came at the CEO Exchange (which I understand is widely considered the highlight of the show). As it has been known to do, the event ran late into the evening. And at some point a comment elucidated, for most of the executives that remained, exactly how their businesses could benefit from collaborating with a complementary business - in many cases a business operated by someone right there in the room.
Suddenly, says Price, visible connections between businesses were being made all over the room, tracing out the kind of collaborative spirit ISPCON meant to be about.
He's been working on building a real networking function into the conference. With a little more attendees, and a quick evaluation of their needs, conference organizers could provide attendees with a full dance card of possible collaborators, like a matchmaking service for the ISP business.
According to Price, however, attendees are a little reticent about providing more than just the basic details of their business when signing up for the conference.
Count me among the intrigued. I think this service could be as valuable as anything else ISPCON currently provides. The challenge for Jon Price is going to be encouraging service providers to cough up the details he'll need in order to make it happen.
Tags: ispcon, jon price, partnering
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