Author: Alec

Back from Romania

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Had a quick 5 day trip for work to Romania. It was pretty much work straight through except we did stop at this castle between Bucharest and Cluj. It was a long drive between the two because of all the construction. You can clearly see the EU funds pouring in as construction is every where. Everyone spoke great English which was a pleasant surprise. Our flights were good except Child Travel screwed us again in a foreign country by not issuing us paper tickets out of Cluj. So, I had to buy new ones in cash on the spot. Not fun as the Cluj airport looks like Grand Central Station in a closet. We are looking at opening our second off shore development office in Romania as MWG growth keeps accelerating.  I look forward to going back at a more relaxed pace or being able to take a day off and actualy soak up more of the culture and sites.

I love the US State Department

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I don’t lose things. I lost or had my passport stolen last week. I won’t bore you with the details but it drove me crazy for three days of frantic searching. Until I accepted it was gone including all my multi entry visas to China and India. I could not get an appointment in person in Boston to replace it. So, I used an expediter in DC but the State Dept. had a great web site. Easy forms. Decent UI. Shipped off my paperwork on Tuesday night. New passport waiting for me at the Rec Carpet club here in Dulles. Now off to Romania to look at opening a European development office. But only because the State Department made it happen pretty good for a huge government bureaucracy. Plus I get a new passport card that should make trips to Montreal easier.

Epik OM Boot Camp

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On Monday I had a chance to speak at the opening day of Epik’s Online Marketing Boot Camp on Online Advertising. It was a lot of fun as I got to share the stage with Avinash Kaushik from Google and Kristoffer Ewald from Milk. Very smart guys who both had great insights into analytics and usefull tips that one could put into practice right away. It was great to see this caliber of event in Burlington, VT. I had not recently been on the Champlian campus where it was held but it was the perfect spot to hold this event. Dave and the Epik crew had a great post day party at the Echo center down on the lake where we all got to network.

When I get back in town from out here in Minneapolis, MN I’ll put my power point deck out on slideshare for your consumption.