I Get To Meet Bill Gates Today
I just got home from an evening reception over in Bellevue for a Microsoft event I’ve been invited to tomorrow. They invited 14 people to come to Seattle and take part in talking about the next Mix conference. I was pleasantly surprised to be invited and one of the major draws was a Q&A session with Bill Gates for an hour today (it will be after midnight when I post this).
But after today, I’m really stoked for the event. Why? They invited some very interesting people to take part in this thing. Now I know people still think badly of Microsoft. It seems like people think of them as a character in a bad horror movie – the guy who seems nice but then turns out to be a killer at the end. That is no longer the case. Believe me, this is a new Microsoft. I know how crazy that sounds, but I promise you, we’re not dealing with the Microsoft of old here.
As I said, they invited a lot of interesting people. I got to talk with Liz Gannes, Shaun Inman and was briefly introduced to Jeremy Zawodny. Also in the group for tomorrow are Steve Rubel, Michael Arrington and Chris Pirillo among others. Consider me the ambassador for the Z-list.
It should be a really good time and I’m looking forward to some killer dialogue.
[tags]Bill Gates, Microsoft, Mix07[/tags]
Posted in Rich Internet Applications
December 13th, 2006 at 7:06 am
You are the luckiest person in the world right now. Meeting Bill Gates has been my dream since I was 10 years old. Please let us know how it goes and write down every word the man saids.
December 13th, 2006 at 7:37 am
I may be a bit of a web geek here, but I think meeting Shaun Inman, is a close second in coolness to meeting Gates.
December 13th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
wow — very cool opportunity amigo.
December 14th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Could we swap places?
May 1st, 2007 at 7:08 pm
[...] I am in Seattle today joining an esteemed group of my blogging colleagues for a day-long meeting with Microsoft. On the docket is Microsoft’s upcoming MixO7 conference and of course Web 2.0. The list of attendees includes Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, Jeremy Zawodny from Yahoo, Chris Pirillo, Ryan Stewart and about a dozen or so more of us. The day will conclude with an hour-long Q&A with Bill Gates! There are a couple of initial observations I already have about the event, having attended a mixer last night. The bloggers that were invited to this event are not all “the usual suspects” per se but a mix of influencers down the Long Tail. For me, I am not only excited to get the chance to meet Bill. This is a great way to observe up close how the amazing Microsoft evangelism team empowers bloggers to play a role in shaping a key event and in granting access to their execs. [...]
July 20th, 2007 at 6:20 am
Well nie article but you should moderate your comments…
July 20th, 2007 at 6:24 am
I believe German Militaria is right… better do something with this.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:53 am
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