Another .Co is in the news today as H2.co announced its holding its inaugural meeting at LinkedIn’s global headquarters in Silicon Valley in October 2013.
Talk about name dropping.
Lets start with Reid Hoffman who is a Partner at Greylock and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at LinkedIn
Then we move over to Nayan Patel and Jeff Merkel who between them are ex-Google, Verisign and Apple exec’s.
The organization which used to be known as h2global.org is now using a .Co H2 (h2.co), ]which has become “an exclusive leadership network consisting of 250 of the technology industry’s most influential operating executives across 9 global chapters, is now broadening its offerings to include a set of integrated online member community tools as well as an annual global conference.
“On this, its 3-year anniversary, H2 is announcing the launch of its first annual global member and innovation leadership conference, H2O.”
“Founded with the goal of connecting senior leaders in the startup community to facilitate idea exchange and knowledge sharing, H2 launched its first events in Silicon Valley, London, and Singapore in May 2010.
Since then, the network has grown to include additional chapters in Beijing, Berlin, India, New York, Sao Paulo and Tokyo.
Membership in H2 is on a referral and chapter approval basis, and its Member Forums follow a structured group discussion format that is topic-driven and member-led under the Chatham House Rule to promote trusted and open conversations around key executive-level themes in the digital sphere.
“As opportunities flow through congregations of people, the right human networks can play a pivotal role in achieving success,” said H2 advisor Reid Hoffman, Partner at Greylock and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. “H2 has created a global network and trusted community for startup leaders to help them achieve both company and career success.”
“Taking place in October 2013 in Silicon Valley, the conference will provide a unique convening point for H2 Members and invited leaders from some of the most influential startups around the world to discuss current core foundations and innovation trends in the industry. In addition, H2 today is also making available a powerful set of online community tools designed to enhance member-to-member connectivity and leverage expert industry insights across the network.
“In connecting startup leaders around the world over the last three years, we know that building and maintaining robust industry playbooks to inform executive-level decision-making has never been more important or challenging,” said Nayan Patel, Founder & CEO of H2.…
