Founder and Chairman of International Data Group (IDG)
Joined March 2009
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Congrats to IDC team on Directions 2011! Over 2,000 attendees and highly insightful sessions in Boston and San Jose.
Drove to Kaliningrad to visit Konigsberg former capital of Prussia. Most buildings destroyed in WWII. Don't drive! 4 hr wait to drive in
Riga, the capital of Latvia, is an inspiring place. It has an impressive Old Town that suffered little damage during the war.
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Visited Vilnius, Lithuania - wonderful surprise! Old town has 800 yrs of churches, universities, castles. Great food too!
Great to see everyone at IDG global product meeting. Looking forward to 2011 the year of mobile solutions!
I just visited 7 countries in Europe in 10 days to hold 10th Anniversary dinners with 120 IDG team members. A wonderful time!
Venture capital in Vietnam is heating up! We just sold the IDG Ventures Vietnam 10% interest in VinaGame for 75X return of capital
In Sydney - winter at last! IDG had 850 CIOs attend a CIO Summit in Auckland and Sydney. The economy is booming here!
IDG Capital Partners just selected as first foreign-owned company to receive funds from the Chinese Government to invest in China.
Pat McGovern retweeted
Birds and mammals share a common brain circuit for learning: http://tinyurl.com/3x4pjps
Back from India where VC/PE market is hot - estimate $80-$100 billion in capital inflow over next 5 years
RT @mcgovernmit: What makes us smart? CNN interviews John Gabrieli about the brain basis of intelligence. http://tinyurl.com/ylcqxc3
Macworld Expo had an excellent conference program and very crowded exhibit floor! MacObserver: http://bit.ly/b8zLpA
Scan your brain to learn your video game skills! You may have the brain of a champion! http://bit.ly/793Kln
Just watched new video about research at McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Inspiring! http://bit.ly/7ezxj1
Greatly enjoyed my holiday visits with U.S. IDG team members. High spirits abound! Virtually everyone is over plan for Q1.
Venture capital in Vietnam is heating up! Interesting profile of entrepreneurship there by Rebecca Fannin in Forbes http://bit.ly/80TAHe
December is my favorite month! I personally visit most of our 1,800 U.S. employees. Wish I could reach IDG employees in all 92 countries!
Two undergraduates working in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research labs at MIT were named Rhodes Scholars this week. I'm so proud!
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