This post is about one of the greatest guys I have ever had the honor of meeting.  In case you didn’t bother to read the title of this post, that man is Jason Calacanis, founder of Mahalo.

Jason is such a great guy, I would say he gave me the greatest opportunity of my life.  Jason invited me as a guest to the TechCrunch50 conference.  The conference turned into an amazing opportunity to network with angle investors, venture capitalists, founders of startups, bloggers, journalists and much more.  The connections I made with people from all over the world are already opening some doors for me and it is all thanks to Jason.

The event was the most amazing event of any kind that I have ever been to.  Many of the companies that were unveiled had products that blew me away.  While some had evolutionary products, there were several that were revolutionary.  If I had the money, there were a couple that I would have invested in without a second thought.  I will be blogging my thoughts on a number of the different companies, both the good and the bad over the next week or so on the Global Geek News Blog.  I will also be writing a couple of more posts on here about the event over the next couple of days to talk about the trip, the event itself, the connections that I made, and finally meeting some internet friends such as Justine Ezarik and Don Reisinger.

I really hope I can go again next year as this was truely one of the highlights of my life.  I can never thank Jason enough for giving me this opportunity.  Jason, if there is ever anything that you need, just ask!  Below is the picture that Jason’s wife took of me and him together after the conclusion of the conference.

Me (Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray) and Jason Calacanis

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As I’m sure most of you noticed, due to a very busy week and internet problems, unlike what I had planned, there have been no blogs, podcasts or just about anything else.  I have been in San Francisco since Sunday night for the TechCrunch50 conference (which is amazing) and I am exhausted.  The trip out here was a very long adventure in itself, something I will try to write about later in the day.  Long story short, it involved lots of time in the air and a couple hour shuttle ride, so it will be worth the read when I post about it.

While I can’t say I’m very impressed with San Francisco, this is an amazing conference.  I really believe in what they are trying to accomplish with this conference.  There have been a few companies that have presented that I’m not impressed with but there are a few companies that have nothing short of an amazing product.  I will be posting about them and my thoughts on the Global Geek News Blog starting today.

As fun as this has been, with all the travel, early mornings and late night parties, I am ready to crash.  My flight isn’t until Saturday afternoon but I am really considering canceling that flight and just leaving tomorrow.  I have been looking forward to the Nightwish concert on Friday and already have my tickets, but I am ready to go home.

A huge thanks to Jason Calacanis for inviting me to the conference as it has been an amazing experience!

More to come later today and don’t forget to check out the Global Geek News Blog for more about the TechCrunch50 and the companies that have been presenting here!

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