For months, I tried to get a company to try doing a Lunch 2.0 in LA, but no one was interested. The idea seemed too weird to companies I talked to.

ThisNext got it. They understood that opening their office to people who work at Internet companies will help raise their profile and go a long way towards growing the local tech community.

The lunch was a huge success. Hundreds of people showed up and we got some good coverage for it–like this Wired post. We did this in September of ’07 and people are still talking about this. It pays to be first.

Thank you ThisNext.