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Print Edition StoriesWednesday, October 21, 2009
In connections, face to face still counts
By E. Douglas Banks
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When it comes to making connections that matter — particularly in business, and especially at the earliest stages — it’s not only about who you know, it’s about where you go. After all, face to face matters, and we only have so much time in a day. The more we delve into social media platforms and our online lives blend with our real lives, the more we discover that the best technologies are the ones that increase our ability to create real relationships. Those happen not by e-mail, DMs or IMs but by human contact, in person.
As I said, services such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouNoodle (you name it) help us to expand our personal and professional circles, but business deals don’t get done until people have met, which is why you need to know where to make those meetings. In this issue, we have focused on all that “getting together” implies. We offer up some of the top places for tech entrepreneurs to “not so accidentally” bump into the people who could be their next investors — and the places where investors might want to start shopping for their next great investment. Once you see the target, we’ve got tips for how to make that encounter most effective. On the business side, our stories range from the latest in videoconferencing technologies to what cool collaboration technologies are being developed right in our backyard. And if you’re looking to host your event, you’ll want to see our list of the busiest hotels for tech meetings — and some new entrants to the events game, who offer a free alternative to those hotels.
In short, we’ve taken a comprehensive look at how New England tech execs get together. So now, despite the cooling weather and the shortening days, you have no excuse for not making the connections your business requires.
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