Entrepreneurs: AO GoingGreen
by Miki SaxonThis is a guest post by Patty Block. Patty is working with me introducing Option Sanity to the entrepreneurial community.
Attending any of the AlwaysOn conferences is always valuable, obviously for the networking, but especially for the learning and GoingGreen was no exception.
If you are interested in what’s happening in green technology, Going Green was the place to be.
I met CEOs and entrepreneurs; heard about new approaches to solving serious problems—both domestically and globally.
The AlwaysOn Top 200 GoingGreen winners are good examples of companies that are taking a leadership role implementing eco-friendly CleanTech solutions.
From BigBelly Solar (eliminates the waste in waste collection) to Green Plug (provides a universal power converter…get rid of all those extra energy devices), all of these emerging companies are changing the way we work, live and play.
Congratulations to all winners. It will be exciting to see how the 2011 Top 200 innovations are adopted and evolve.
On a more general level, how do you get the most from a conference you attend?
By listening; stop talking, stop looking around and just listen.
Listen not only in the breakout sessions where it is expected, but on the show floor and in restaurants and bars when you are grabbing a beer at the end of an exhausting day.
Many attendees are so focused on talking about their latest ventures that they miss a lot of important stuff.
The best way to get someone to listen to you?
First listen to them.
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