Tech entrepreneur and consultant Chris Ennis (left) told the Barcamp Nashville crowd Saturday, "2010 should be the year of Nashville," if locals won't be stymied by a can't-happen-here mindset. Ennis urged his audience to talk-up Nashville at other conferences (e.g., SXSW), bring friends into the tech community, and celebrate innovators among us. He also suggested that the notion that inventors have to go elsewhere to get a fair hearing with investors and others is partly bunk. Ennis said that "great ideas" must, inherently, be "great" enough to work here. He also insisted the Nashville region has extraordinary resources in its nearly 20 colleges and universities, is uncommonly friendly to business, great beta-testing venues and "unparalleled" cultural resources. Said Ennis, Nashville should have "a seat at the table" when innovators converge. We may not be ready yet to compete with the Bay Area, he said, but Nashville is definitely ready to take-on the "secondary" tech centers of Austin, Portland and Research Triangle. Ennis is currently involved with three Web-enabled companies and has previously maintained his own creative-services and IT consulting firm, among other interests. His academic journey has included stops at MTSU, U. Memphis, Clemson and Auburn. Related report from Barcamp, here. Other VNC coverage.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Ennis: '2010 Year of Nashville'
Tech entrepreneur and consultant Chris Ennis (left) told the Barcamp Nashville crowd Saturday, "2010 should be the year of Nashville," if locals won't be stymied by a can't-happen-here mindset. Ennis urged his audience to talk-up Nashville at other conferences (e.g., SXSW), bring friends into the tech community, and celebrate innovators among us. He also suggested that the notion that inventors have to go elsewhere to get a fair hearing with investors and others is partly bunk. Ennis said that "great ideas" must, inherently, be "great" enough to work here. He also insisted the Nashville region has extraordinary resources in its nearly 20 colleges and universities, is uncommonly friendly to business, great beta-testing venues and "unparalleled" cultural resources. Said Ennis, Nashville should have "a seat at the table" when innovators converge. We may not be ready yet to compete with the Bay Area, he said, but Nashville is definitely ready to take-on the "secondary" tech centers of Austin, Portland and Research Triangle. Ennis is currently involved with three Web-enabled companies and has previously maintained his own creative-services and IT consulting firm, among other interests. His academic journey has included stops at MTSU, U. Memphis, Clemson and Auburn. Related report from Barcamp, here. Other VNC coverage.
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