Pulver Dating Service

May 25, 2008 - 3:00 PM by · Leave a Comment
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If you know about Jeff Pulver then you know he’s a futuristic technology sort of guru guy who predicts where we’re headed and creates the vessel for getting there.

Take VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol). That’s Jeff.

He’s the co-founder of Vonage and he pushed FCC legislature a few years ago with “The Pulver Order”.

He’s also the globe-trotting guy behind uber successful “Social Networking Breakfasts”.

Last week he held one such breakfast in Tel Aviv. And we @ Israelity (that would be moi-self) were in attendance.

And in talking to Mr. Pulver, found out. . .

That the impetus behind his social networking breakfasts was Harvey Weinstein. While attending a NYC benefit with the famous mega-producer, Pulver was at a loss for ice-breaking words. When his attempt at striking up a conversation with Weinstein fell flat – “So you like poker?” he posed, referring to Weinstein’s Miramax-backed film Rounders.

Nope came Weinstein’s stilted reply – Pulver pondered: How do business people do this? How do they break the ice with each other on a routine basis?

Thus was born his “tagline” social breakfast networking event concept. You’ll have to read about them to know how it works. But he took a simple idea from the Internet world of taglines and translated it back to face-to-face interaction. And it works. Well.

Next up in Pulver’s idea forum? Dating events following the same theme.

Only problem is how to appropriately “stick” the sticky notes.

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