I finally got to go to the NYTM yesterday, for the first time since December. I can't quite remember the format from last time, but I really liked this one: domes were done in groups of three, making it easier to remember your questions; big companies were allowed to present their tech innovations (although the focus remained on startups, as it should); the event featured a really fun hack demo of a web-controlled helicopter (that was not allowed to go higher than 10 feet to avoid setting off the sprinkler systems, which apparently cannot differentiate helicopters from fires); and the happy hour was held in a hall on site, which allowed presenting companies to set up "booths" for interested members of the public, and avoided the loss of people that shifting venues inevitably entails.
Here are my notes on the presenters, taking in real time on my dinky little QuickOffice app on my Android phone. Audience questions were jotted down and have the presenters answers in the same bullet point, following the end of the question. I may edit and/or add more thoughts later if I have time:
