The Web PIM recap - November 3, 1999

hey WoW women,

well, the good news is that there were *lots* of WoW women at the PIM last night -- thanks for helping to make it happen! and yes, there were lots of men there, too, but then that's what the PIM is all about, meeting and making connections. record turnout, cool -- and on a pretty warm night (a coupla hundred bodies do raise the temps). last night was also the two-year anniversary of the PIM (who was there on night number one, at Tosca -- remember?) and the best news of all is how our humble event has morphed into *the* place to mingle and hear about exciting new companies and ventures. a smattering of who was there and what was learned...

Will Greene of http://www.NextVenue.com says his company is in the business of streaming media and "virtual road shows" and they are looking to hire producers, programmers and project managers NOW...Deborah Christie is a partner at POP Communications http://www.popcommunications.com a one-stop shop (pop?) for the design and implementation of your web strategy, which their consultants will help you figure out...Gregoire Landel is a developer at Ten Fold http://www.10fold.com which develops survival-critical software (Y2K compliant, I hope) and his company is hiring across the board -- marcom, sales, development, you name it...Tim Honan handles commercial development for ISL http://www.islco.com a web house whose initials stand for Insight + Stragegy + Logic and their quality work (and blue-chip client list) proves it (and yes, they're hiring tech folk, too)...David Wilder is President of Toronto-based http://www.AutoGuide.net, an A to Z compendium on wheels...Aynne Valencia brought along several colleagues from http://www.luminant.com a company devoted to "business-driven digital solutions"...Susan Williams of http://www.viant.com also works on creating state-of-the-art internet strategies for web and non-web businesses alike...Joanna Pomykala of http://www.WetFeet.com reminded me that her company is about helping YOU create the job you want...Joyce Slaton <jslaton@creative.net> just returned from a month in Spain, where she loved the Reina Sofia Museum (better than the Prado? no lo creo), churros con chocolate and dancing till dawn (which is when things get going in Madrid)...longtime WoWser Stannie Holt just took a job with Boston-based Yankee Group (so Beantown!), where she's a research analyst working on enterprise commerce and applications...Jeff Mackewicz of http://www.iSpot.net helps his clients compete more effectively on the Internet...Ron Lue-Sang of Apple has a business card which dubs him "the Jamaican-Chinese-WebObjects-QA Guy" and he has the sparkling wit to go along with it...Leticia Ruiz Ochoa is an eBusiness Specialist at http://www.beenz.com, soon to become the web's currency if she has her way (those beans, or beenz, that is) -- and Leticia's biz card also rocks...former WoW site maven Tess Mercer also made the PIM along with co-workers from http://www.allbusiness.com, *the* source for tools and services for growing businesses (isn't that all of us, Tess?)...John Bracken is director of biz dev at http://www.evite.com and he's probably wondering why I don't send out the PIM invite on evite (and they're hiring, too)...WoW Pointwoman Mary Choy was nursing a sore ankle but you'd never know it from her snazzy attire...Jeffrey Stern is a tech recruiter with Information Technology Partners <jeff@itp-inc.com> and they are looking for some serious engineer types...Erik Noland, CEO of http://www.LeagueSports.com wants your team, whether it's serious soccer or weekend volleyball, to align with his site...former WoW SIG woman Jill Steinberger looked smashing in her colorful ensemble even if she did arrive fashionably late (she still had time to talk up clients and projects and the bursting-at-the-seams USWeb/CKS)...WoW crew members Nancy Purcell, Amy Lightholder and Chia-Lin Simmons were all in attendance and working the room...fellow PIMstress and Mixer Manager Suzanne Anderson is busily lining up financing for her startup, http://www.ArtistOne.com, the future of music online (don't *anyone* bet against La Anderson!)...and yours truly, the Web PIMstress, is still chugging away on her own startup, http://www.roadsage.com a compendium of tips and tales on travel (on the road, but not exactly a la Jack Kerouac).

okay, so I think everyone catches my drift here -- the PIM, once again, was a great opportunity to see what's going on in our industry, make new friends and talk to more recruiters than you can shake a stick at. *most special thanks* go to last night's sponsor, eInitiatives http://www.einitiatives.com, the e-business architecting and integration division of On-Demand Software Consultants. Peter Richards, Sales Manager for On-Demand, brought out his crew and they really worked the room, offering suggestions and advice to prospective job seekers. Ben Sperling (and brother Aaron), co-founders of eInitiatives, were also especially gracious.

next PIM is slated for early 2000 and will be utterly Y2K compliant...stay tuned.

Elaine Sosa
Web PIMstress
The Web PIM
also at <http://www.roadsage.com>