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Mobile World Congress 2010
Two years ago while I was working at dotMobi, I was one of the programmers working on the DeviceAtlas project, which launched at Mobile World Congress 2008. At the time, it was the largest launch I’d been involved in and it was quite a ride towards the end – when you’re launching to 60,000 people at the largest trade show in the world for your industry, the pressure is enormous.
So when Suura undertook to demo at this year’s Mobile World Congress, I knew we were in for a major project with a high workload. Or at least I thought I did, but if anything, I underestimated how much pressure there is for a small startup at this event. I’d like to say everything got done in normal business hours without stress, but I think everyone who’s ever even attended — let alone exhibited at — MWC would call me a liar! Not least of whom would be the me who found himself working away at some exceptionally unsocial hours during the lead-up to the event…
Noone puts baby in a corner… of the box…
[digg http://digg.com/comedy/Noone_puts_baby_in_a_corner_of_the_box]We ordered a 1610 Peli case from procases.co.uk to ferry the demo Suura system to Barcelona in, and … well 
I know, I know, there’s probably a very good reason for this warning sign, but I still cracked up when I saw it.
Big Ideas 2009
[digg http://digg.com/business_finance/Big_Ideas_2009_Pitching_Suura_to_150_VCs]I mentioned the Big Ideas 2009 presentations earlier. The video footage shot during the pitch itself and the Q&A session held afterwards has finally made it up to vimeo, so here it is, and it shows just how bad my voice got during the day 
First the pitch:
Then the Q&A:
And then the post interview:
Big Ideas 2009
[digg=http://digg.com/tech_news/Big_Ideas_2009] So back at the start of October (the 13th to be exact), I gave a presentation about Suura to the Big Ideas ’09 conference (as those of you on LinkedIn might have spotted). It was definitely something new – I’ve been in a client-facing role before, but standing up in front of 150 VCs is a different kettle of fish, and the nine or ten one-on-one interviews with various people that followed were equally intense (albiet in a different mode).It’s definitely odd to see yourself in the promotional brochures for an event…
…but if that was intimidating, the presentation is even worse. Imagine this view, but fill every seat with someone who might be looking to invest in your startup…
The large screen at the bottom was meant to show you your slides (which were also displayed behind you) so you didn’t have to turn round… Read the rest
