Jeremiah Owyang in Barcelona!

In traditional starfish style the first statement Jeremiah Owyang proclaimed to a small group of people at the Buda Bar in Barcelona last week was "this event is not about me... it's about the community". I asked Jeremiah how he manages to get by with the 1,000's of people he meets, the 100's blog posts, 300 emails plus a day and holding a full time job at Forresters . He answered "I go to sleep around midnight, wake up at 2am, blog for a few hours to keep up with the rest of the world and then get up around 7am".

If there's one thing I've learned about attending years of networking events is to focus on quality conversations rather than saying "hi bye" to everybody. Two people left a notable impression on me. Dan Calladine - Research Director at Isobar for his incredible outlook on life which you can read at his blog. Thanks Dan - now I know who owns the URL www.hop-skip-jump.com . And secondly, Simon McDermott from Attentio who wins the award for asking the best questions. Never give up being inquisitive Lennert - it's the one secret trait that most people neglect.

Read Jeremiah's post for a flavor of what we experienced and how "It’s obvious from the culture in Barcelona that it’s a community of sharing". . Jeremiah is a true catalyst inspires others to take action.