Pics from Bay Area Digg Meet-Up 1-15-10

I never thought I would actually have the chance to meet the great digger Tal Siach. He’s Israeli, and since he’s on the other side of the Earth, that means I’m never going to get to meet him right? Not so. He visited the States over the last week for the Consumer Electronics show in Vegas. Then he went to Southern California to visit another friend Jason Lankow briefly. After that, he came up to San Francisco, where he and several other diggers hung out for an impromptu social media meet-up.

We met at Medjool’s, a club in San Francisco’s Mission District. We socialized, shot the shit and hung out on their roof. It was good meeting Tal, who turns out to be one of the nicest guys around. I also hear that his web site Walyou is having a lot of success. I am very happy for him! Much thanks to Sharon, a.k.a. SunGoddess808, for the group picture she took!
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Boitnott Talks VVM New Year Goals on Larry Chiang Crunchup Video

I have learned so much about my FICO score from Larry Chiang. But more than that, he is one of the nicest people I have met in the Bay Area tech community so far. When I went the latest Crunchup in San Francisco, a mutual friend kinda “handed me off” to Larry and next thing I know I was being introduced to people, talking all about what I do, and generally being made to feel like I matter. It’s always nice when someone does that for you.

He apparently doesn’t just do that for a few people. This video is a perfect example of how how he includes all sorts of folks and interviews them on camera. Chiang made this video at the Crunchup. In it, he interviews a bunch of people, including myself. Towards the end, I talk about Village Voice’s new marijuana blog “Toke of the Town” and my company’s goals for the new year.

Chiang is an interesting guy and has a lot to say about being a mentor, getting mentored, how to work a room, and what you aren’t taught in business school. He gives advice to people looking for better credit at this site. Check him out on Twitter here.