Entrepreneurs: AlwaysOn Silicon Valley Innovation Summit 2014
by KG Charles-HarrisI always look forward to attending events produced by AlwaysOn. They do an exceptional job bringing together high-profile players appropriate for the conference subject, entrepreneurs, service providers and other interested parties. The Silicon Valley Innovation Summit 2014 I attended last week was no different, but the devil was in the details.
Those both present and presenting were recognized tech movers and shakers—well worth listening to—the networking was excellent and I made some stealth contacts I’m not at liberty to discuss.
Subject matter centered on mobile any/everything, Big Data, SaaS, subscriber, consumer and investment globalization, which left me a bit disappointed even though big data is Quarrio’s ’thing’.
There was no mention of the tech I’m hearing/reading about daily, i.e., artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, etc., and the combination of these technologies with mobile and big data.
We all know that this kind of focus and talk follows the money, so I am left with a question.
Are the ideas being funded yesterday’s instead of tomorrow’s?
KG Charles-Harris is CEO of Quarrio and a frequent contributor to MAPping Company Success.