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Global Mobile Internet Conference 2014 in Tweets
I attend and speak at a large number of tech events every year, but one that I make a point of not missing is the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC), ever since I first went to the Beijing conference in 2012.
Consistently this three-day conference (now also held in San Francisco, Tokyo and Bangalore) offers top-notch content, connections and conversations. Although sometimes compared to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I’ve found GMIC more inclusive of entrepreneurs from developing countries. Not a small thing given that is where most of the growth in mobile will be in the near future.
So I was thrilled to be asked by GMIC’s founder Barrett Parkman to moderate the Grow Asia track last month at the San Francisco conference, along with product and business leads from Path, Evernote, Airbnb and OpenTable.
Besides my own panel I gained valuable insight from other industry thought leaders, entrepreneurs, developers, and investors in the mobile technology space. For those of you who weren’t able to attend, below are some of the best nuggets of information and view I came across during the three-day conference.
Interested to see more? Check out GMIC’s collection of thought leader videos from the event.
swipe right creator @badeen: @Tinder is mobile first, if not mobile only, and continually trying to keep things simple #gmicsv2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 2, 2014
hanging out with swipe right creator (& @Tinder cofounder) Jonathan @Badeen – a fellow speaker at #GMICSV2014 pic.twitter.com/HtG26t5vYL
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 2, 2014
agree w/ @timdraper for resetting vestigial govt processes/structure, not convinced of biz exodus from CA – any #data on this? #gmicsv2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 2, 2014
in #IOT world smartphones will be key validator for other devices – an authenticating hub for data, payment, location #gmicsv2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 2, 2014
current currency is structurally inflated because more can be and is printed, but #bitcoin is limited to a 20m coin cap #gmicsv2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 3, 2014
#bitcoin has potential to level playing field by providing to all markets what only developed countries currently benefit
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 3, 2014
the key to success for #IOT is extending what is familiar but reassuring users they have same level of control over privacy #GMICSV2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 3, 2014
designer/cofounder @yvesbehar @august @jawbone: to be successful in the home, build for non-techy users #GMICSV2014 pic.twitter.com/FoiZuxiPnS
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 3, 2014
price is relative, value isn’t – 20 rupees can be an equal vote on how highly Indian users value you as a higher $ cost in US #GMICSV2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 4, 2014
non-VC are disrupting how startups get funded such as @AngelList @Kickstarter, esp early stage proof of demand for #hardware #GMICSV2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 4, 2014
smart #VC look for global founders (born elsewhere, lived abroad) – key ingredient behind global product success #GMICSV2014
— Tim Wagner (@wagner_tim) December 4, 2014
Photo by: GMIC SV 2014
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