South Sound Technology Conference

Not to be a suck-up, but the South Sound Technology Conference was amazing to have on campus and be able to make available to the public (as well as free!). Being able to attend was a highlight of this quarter, even if it wasn't worth the extra credit. The main auditorium speakers were wonderful, but the most relevant to my life and work at the moment was the breakout session with Erik Hanberg (great to have him in class as well) and Scott Kuehn, discussing the topic of Non-Profits and Technology. I currently work in media in a major non-profit and many of the topics discussed were struggles that I face every time I do a show, set up a presentation, and simplify make sure equipment is working.

Big thanks to Andrew Fry for moderating the conference and for all the others that helped put together this event!

Erik Hanberg and his Little Book of Gold

Erik Hanberg stopped by class to speak on the idea of scalable income as well as the limits that come with hourly and salary wages. His examples brought up in class of how writers become great and some stay poor were excellent for scalable work. One book could net millions of sales or twenty, everything depends on the market you aim for. Something that can relate to a subculture may not be relevant to the masses but may help to spawn a growth in the subculture.