http://seantario.com/2009/01/2008-was-a-great-year-for-santa-cruz-geeks/ Evangelist of Transformative Technologies, All Things Entrepreneurial, and Building Authentic Communities Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://seantario.com/2009/01/2008-was-a-great-year-for-santa-cruz-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Steve Terry Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:52:49 +0000 http://seantario.com/?p=380#comment-200 A great year, indeed. The wind is shifting from east to west all over the country, not just in Washington where Science and Tech has fought the headwinds of a retro-thinking administration for eight long years. Silicon Valley still rules, but what began with you and some others here in Santa Cruz is seminal of something that only a collective swarm or visionary and talented minds can make happen. A storm of ideas at Level 5 strength began swirling above us in 2008. The collaborative power it holds is like nothing ever seen before here or even over the skies of the capitol of innovation that some of us must still commute to daily. SCD&IC, SCTA, and SCG represents nothing less than the leading edge of a surging front of entrepreurial energy and innovative power that will transform and salvage our economy with the model that works best for us: building new markets by reaching beyond what's happening now into what's happening ahead. Someone smarter than I said something like, "The best way to know the future is to build it." In years ahead, I would not be surprised if history records this town, our town, as the place where the winds of change blew hardest. Hang on! The wind is at our backs. Let's put up the sails and hold the helm. It's a great time to be alive. There's no place I'd rather be. There's no people I would rather be with in 2009 and beyond. A great year, indeed. The wind is shifting from east to west all over the country, not just in Washington where Science and Tech has fought the headwinds of a retro-thinking administration for eight long years. Silicon Valley still rules, but what began with you and some others here in Santa Cruz is seminal of something that only a collective swarm or visionary and talented minds can make happen. A storm of ideas at Level 5 strength began swirling above us in 2008. The collaborative power it holds is like nothing ever seen before here or even over the skies of the capitol of innovation that some of us must still commute to daily. SCD&IC, SCTA, and SCG represents nothing less than the leading edge of a surging front of entrepreurial energy and innovative power that will transform and salvage our economy with the model that works best for us: building new markets by reaching beyond what’s happening now into what’s happening ahead. Someone smarter than I said something like, “The best way to know the future is to build it.” In years ahead, I would not be surprised if history records this town, our town, as the place where the winds of change blew hardest. Hang on! The wind is at our backs. Let’s put up the sails and hold the helm. It’s a great time to be alive. There’s no place I’d rather be. There’s no people I would rather be with in 2009 and beyond.

]]> http://seantario.com/2009/01/2008-was-a-great-year-for-santa-cruz-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Peter Koht Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://seantario.com/?p=380#comment-199 Sean, great work on putting this all together. Your work as an evangelist about SC and the tech community are invaluable. I'm glad we got to meet, and I'm looking forward to 2009. Sean, great work on putting this all together. Your work as an evangelist about SC and the tech community are invaluable. I’m glad we got to meet, and I’m looking forward to 2009.

]]> http://seantario.com/2009/01/2008-was-a-great-year-for-santa-cruz-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Sean Tario Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:31:43 +0000 http://seantario.com/?p=380#comment-198 Yes, and another great happening of 2008 was connecting with my fellow pirate Captain Groggy Swagger, aka Aaron. The Santa Cruz Armada will surely be storming the high seas of the Monterey Bay this summer! Yes, and another great happening of 2008 was connecting with my fellow pirate Captain Groggy Swagger, aka Aaron. The Santa Cruz Armada will surely be storming the high seas of the Monterey Bay this summer!

]]> http://seantario.com/2009/01/2008-was-a-great-year-for-santa-cruz-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Captain Groggy Swagger Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:49:46 +0000 http://seantario.com/?p=380#comment-197 More pirates! More pirates!

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