An opening came up on the VON roster a couple of weeks ago. Jeff needed an industry insight speaker to talk this morning, and when he asked if I’d be willing to do it, I was very happy to agree. It’s not every day a startup like iotum gets an invitation like this.
My talk was titled The Future is Here. I tried to stay away from a product pitch, or a dry pitch about a carriers networking business, and instead focus on what a Voice 2.0 future would look like. I think it was well received, although it’s always difficult to know. Certainly I had an enthusiastic reception from Jon Arnold, Jeff and others afterward.
Thanks for the opportunity, Jeff.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
