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'Lobbyconners' crash tech conferences to schmooze, cut deals
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sfgate.com
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gibsonf1
on Oct 14, 2007
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2 comments
adrianwaj
on Oct 14, 2007
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Just shows the conferences are too expensive.
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on Oct 14, 2007
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The purpose of conferences like these is to extract money from big companies. They're the social analogue of buying MS Exchange, or hiring people through headhunters. Early stage startups should never pay thousands of dollars to go to conferences.
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