It looks like next week I may be traveling in a friends suitcase to CES. His company has been invited by Intel as one of their featured developers for their new Atom App Store. It's not a public event, so you have to be invited. Unless of course, you're me, and you invite yourself :) Looks like I may end up being the "camera man".
No, seriously, I really am decent with a video cam. At least a Flip. (haha, I think I have them fooled:)
Here's why I want to go- I love consumer electronics. I've been an early adopter and sneezer when it comes to CS for a long time. It started with cell phones. For now it's Apple products and e-readers. I've even become enamoured with a sister industry called "technical gear/clothing". Oh, and don't even mention web apps and social media. I am a hopeless early adopter.
I'm also a committed entrepreneur and aspiring angel investor. As my clients vote with their dollars to support my insurance agency, I want nothing more than to put that back in the community. One way I'd like to do that is as an angel- funding local startups with great ideas and talent to develop it.
If I'm going to be an angel investor some day, I want to have deep knowledge in a few areas (insurance, customer experience, sales) but also have a working understanding of a broad scope of industries and a decent knack for trend-spotting. That's where going to CES comes in. It will be a great learning experience, not just for my insurance agency, but for my bigger picture.
A little impulsive. Perhaps. But clearly aligned with my long term vision. Definitely.
Oh, and here's what CES is all about: http://www.cesweb.org/aboutces.asp Scroll down to "History"
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