Marcelo Calbucci

    It was a long 12 hour event. As in any event involving startups, entrepreneurs or technology-types, it end up being worth it because of the networking. I've met and talked with about a dozen or so entrepreneurs and investors. I was actually surprised at the number of investors (Angels and VCs) present at the event, and the low number of people trying to "sell" me their consulting services.

    Some of my blog posts from yesterday, include:

• Live blogging Entrepreneur University from NWEN
• EU: Mike Mathieu - All Star Directories
• EU: Financing Strategies
• EU: Focus on the audience
• EU: Craig Kinzer on Go-to Market Strategies
• EU: Sunny Kobe Cook. Again?

     Will I go next year? Maybe. Would I recommend to a friend? Maybe -- If you are thinking about starting a company, or if you just founded your company, yes, it's worth it. You'll learn a lot and meet lots of interesting people. If you've had a company for 2+ years, incorporated, launched a beta product, learned about financing, marketing, strategies, exit, etc., then, it might not be that interesting except by the networking part.

    My final feedback to the EU Organizing Committee:

• The food was awful! $300 bucks to get a tasteless pastry and a coffee in the morning, and a boxed lunch with a wet bread? Come on, you can do much better.
• Finally an event with Wi-Fi. I had some hard time at some tables, but mostly I could use it without a problem.
• Did any of you saw the slides before the event? Somebody needs to tell presenter some basic PowerPoint etiquette, like don't fill the screen with text, don't read the slides and use larger fonts. I have perfect vision and couldn't read some of the slides.
• I've bet during the survey a lot of people will say one of the things they like the most is the networking aspects. So why so little time for networking? Why not a 20 minute-break between sessions? Or one 30-minute in the morning and 30-minute on the afternoon? The problem with the 10 minute break is that after a restroom stop and getting a drink there isn't much time left to network.
• This is a small complaint: text that should be read from a distance should use san-serif font, like Helvetica, but the badges name were using a serif font.