I served as the Chairperson for the Launch Pad contest at Cloud Connect back in March 2010 in Santa Clara. Our Final Four had a chance to demo live on the keynote – check the vid!
Ellen – I’m soooo sorry I called you Gary. I really have no excuse – please accept my apology?
Also fun to note that apparently my favorite word is “um.” Really need to get that Toastmasters class on the calendar.
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I’m the Cloud Connect Launch Pad Chairperson, and the competition is coming to a head quite soon. I have multiple competing emotions when it comes down to the main event. Working towards a moment in time – only to have that time arrive upon you rather suddenly – has a way of snapping you into focus and scaring the crap out of you.
That being said, I’m really looking forward to presenting this contest on Wednesday. March 17, 2010 on the keynote stage at Cloud Connect down at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
The contest began on Twitter. All developers, large and small, were invited to enter their application. There was no entry fee. We opened our doors with a simple bar for entry – Tweeting to the Cloud Connect Launch Pad Twitter handle #cc_lp.
With the help of my Jurors, we vetted the submissions and narrowed them down to our favorite 8. We then asked the Cloud Connect community to vote on their favorite tool, and the Final Four earned their right to present on the main stage, as well as earn other cool prizes.
The last Launch Pad contest I chaired was at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in San Francisco in November 2009. To prepare before getting up to present, I did push ups backstage with my buddy Justin to relieve some of the nervous tension that built up in my body. Hopefully it won’t come down to that this time…
And I’m bring the dino back.
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Tagged Launch Pad, Cloud Connect, dino, push ups, contest, #ccevent
