Silicon Valley Diary #6 - Pixar
With three frantic days of meeting and visits nearing an end, and some of the group feeling the pace, I was still in a buoyant mood. Our next visit had, at one point, been cancelled. When we heard the news I was gutted. Fortunately, one of Cross Creative’s previous visiting presenters, Dan from the fantastic [...]
Silicon Valley Diary #5
Cross Creative’s tour of Silicon Valley was beginning its third and final day. We’d already seen some stellar companies, and the invites that Carole (from TRC) and Will (from UKTI) had secured for today were going to continue that trend.
Our first visit of the day was back over in Palo Alto, with the current daddy [...]
Silicon Valley Diary #4
Just to set the scene - I am a big fan of Star Wars. I was born just at the right time to get caught up in the whirlwind of the first film, and became an instant addict.
Today we were going to meet with some of Lucas’ key staff…
Silicon Valley Diary #3
The early night had done the trick; my batteries were recharged and a quick trip to the nearby Starbucks for a burst of caffeine before we boarded the minibus was the ideal setup for another day of meetings.
We had an earlier than usual start to the day so that we could squeeze in a hastily [...]
Silicon Valley Diary #2
Given the previous day’s travel and excesses, I woke with a spring in my step - no doubt propped up at the excitement of our first day of appointments, including a date with one of my ‘must-see’ companies - IDEO.
After months of anticipation we were finally going to meet with some of Silicon Valley’s finest [...]
