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Above:
Ray Dillman Neu, Co-Founder
of THE Domain Conference and
originator of TDC's Startup
Saturday, welcomed attendees to
the first SS event at the Hyatt
Regency Pier 66 Hotel in Fort
Lauderdale September 10, 2016.
Here he is introducing
FashionMetric.com Co-Founder Morgan
Linton who delivered the first
presentation of the day via Skype.
Morgan covered the differences
between a startup and a small
business.
Above:
Next up AmbitionInsight.com Founder
Brett Napoli told the
audience How to Turn a Domain
Name Into a Business.
Below:
South Florida entrepreneur Stuart
Maloff absorbing information at Startup
Saturday.
Above
& below: In the final session
before a lunch break, .CLUB CEO
Colin Campbell (standing) joined
(seated left to right in the photo
above) moderator Jeff Sass
(.CLUB), Barry Kates and George
Verdugo (VisitSpace.com) to
deliver one of the best panel
discussions I've sent at any
conference anywhere. In a session
titled Lessons From the Edge
the quartet took on a topic most
entrepreneurs prefer not to talk
about - failure. The speakers
detailed overwhelming challenges
that resulted in a previous
enterprise of theirs coming close to
failure or failing, what they
learned from that setback and how
those lessons helped them rebound
and realize their dreams. Their
honesty was refreshing and their
advice inspirational. Entrepreneurs
need to know there is a good chance
you are going to get knocked down
but you can get back up again
armed with valuable, albeit painful,
experience that will make you better
equipped to succeed than you were
before.
Startup
Saturday concluded with three
afternoon sessions featuring individual
presentations from Victor Pitts,
Evan Oder and Jeff Sass
(above). Jeff detailed How
.CLUB And Other New Domains Are A
Smarter Branding Bet For Startups
& Entrepreneurs Worldwide. Before
Jeff's closing talk Victor offered
Domain Name Branding
and Purchasing Tips and
Evan provided advice on Picking
the Best Business Partner.
Above:
While Startup Saturday was
going on inside, Cabana
Networking was open at TDC's
private pool area at the Hyatt
Regency Pier 66 Hotel. That's
where we snapped this shot of (left
to right) Mike Morrison (Rook
Media), TDC Co-Founder Barbara
Neu, and recently retired police
officer turned domain investor Jim
Garbutt.
Below:
An overhead view of the Cabana
Networking area taken from our
13th floor balcony. The sponsor's
cabanas ring the private TDC pool at
left. There are also tables set out
with full umbrellas to shield guests
from Florida's intense summer sun.
Attendees can freely move between
the cabanas and the indoor Neustar
Lounge for free drinks and
snacks in air conditioned comfort
(the Lounge is located in Windows
on the Green a few steps away on
the same level).
Above:
A ground level view of the entrance
to TDC's poolside Cabana
Networking area. With most
conference attendees arriving today
this will be the central outdoor
gathering point with the adjacent Neustar
Lounge offering a convenient
indoor retreat.
Above:
Saturday night gave TDC
guests a chance to explore Fort Lauderdale,
check out a local restaurant or
attend an off-site corporate party. .CLUB
CEO Colin Campbell hosted one of
the latter at his lovely home on the
Intracoastal Waterway, just a few
miles upstream from the Pier 66
Hotel. Here Colin gives Diana Jackson
a look inside his new Tesla X -
a state of the art all-electric
self-driving car. The driver can
take over when necessary but Colin
said the car did 90% of the driving
on its own when he had taken it to
the hotel earlier in the day.
Above:
A view of the Intracoastal
Waterway from Colin's
rear deck a little before sunset and
the arrival of several dozen more
guests for a party hosted by the .CLUB
CEO, his lovely wife and their three
King Charles Spaniels! Below:
.CLUB guests enjoying a
beautiful Florida night (and a lot
of talk about domains!) at last
night's party at the Campbell home
in Fort Lauderdale.
After
two days of pre-conference
activities THE Domain Conference
gets into full swing with tonight's
7pm Welcome Party in the
revolving Pier Top above the Hyatt
Regency Pier 66 Hotel. Two big
business days will follow Monday and
Tuesday (you can check out the full
agenda here) before the
2016 show closes Wednesday morning,
September 14, with the traditional
Farewell Breakfast (sponsored this
year by MediaBreakaway.com CEO Scott
Richter). I'll
have all of the Sunday photos &
highlights for your in my next post
from Fort Lauderdale Monday
morning.
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