Highlight Midwest Recap
Team I+A has been gearing up for Highlight Midwest for some time now and we were so excited at what came from the event.
There are recaps posted below by a number of people that give you a good feel for the event as a whole. Be sure to read up on thoughts from Lava Row, Swindlr, Jeffisageek, Social Lites, Troy Rutter, Andy Brudtkuhl, and Silicon Prairie News just to name a few.
With the happenings of the event so well covered we wanted to post a few thoughts on other things that we took from the experience.
We are not alone. Sometimes in this journey we feel like we have been speaking another language. Bringing these emerging technologies to new people is a fun process but it can be tedious at times. It was comforting to see that others are passionate about social media and ideas to ignite companies new and old. Other people are going through some of the obstacles Ideas and Angles faces as an upstart technology firm.
Even better than being energized by people that have the same loves and interests we do was seeing those synapses fire for people who were not previously exposed to a lot of the ideas presented at Highlight Midwest. During the presentations at the evening session I stood towards the back of the room keeping an eye on some of the people I had met who were there as outsiders looking in. You could see the light bulbs go on, and the gears start to turn.
The post event chatter has focused a lot on the excitement in the relationships built between all the attendees from the different cities and how to keep those relationships strong. Using our shared experiences in a supporting role to lift all boats up at the same time. As amped as we are to have all these smart people as allies we would like to encourage everyone to keep striving to find ways to connect with people who don’t know about emerging technologies. Work to be the bridge that lets someone discover the power of social media and upstart entrepreneurship.
Thanks to everyone for the conversation, laughs, ideas, and inspiration.
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Nov 04, 2008
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Nov 06, 2008
Very true… these past couple weeks have been very inspiring. Getting a lot done on the idea and execution front.
Thanks for the headsup on the event, and I look forward to collaborating with you guys in the near future.
Nov 06, 2008
Travis, you are the man. Thanks for the comment and we are equally if not more excited about collaboration. Keep on keepin’ on.