RSA – At the Booth with Jenko Hwong of Mirapoint
Q. What is your role at $vendor?
A. Director Product Management
Q. What got you into IT/IS?
A. started programming in 5th grade on a Commodore Pet, got an Atari 800, self-taught assembly...many yrs later studied CS and went into a startup in early client-server out of college.
Q. What do you do outside of IT/IS?
A. 6yr+4-yr old twins...Reminisce about free time. Think about education reform and getting rid of incompetent politicians.
Q. What are you most looking forward to / what did you most enjoy about RSA this year?
A. Low expectations. Most enjoyed meeting up with past colleagues.
Q. Was this your first time at RSA? Will you return?
A. 3rd or 4th. Will return.
Q. What will you be doing at your both?
A. usual booth duty, fishing for real customers amidst the noise of vendors/partners/exhibitors.
Q. Is there any swag available at your booth?
A. yeah, come take a look. cheap stuff if you're a vendor/partner/exhibitor. Good stuff if you have budget.
Q. If people wanted to chat with you when could they stop by the booth?
A. anytime
Q. Prediction for the future of IT/IS during 2009 and into 2010?
A. Budget cuts, heavy emphasis on quick, real ROI. Small companies go away.
Q. Any comments?