Ticketleap wins Mobile Monday demo contest, McCord cheerleads Philadelphia
Rob McCord addresses Mobile Monday at the Cira Center.
Rob McCord took to the podium and spoke quickly.
The state treasurer since 2009, McCord, whom we interviewed last month abotu Philadelphia as a low-cost entrepreneurship center, was the opening keynote for last night’s Mobile Monday event, the occasional gathering of mobile and technology professionals. McCord was the warm up for the group’s demo night, where seven companies had seven minutes each to demo what they have been working on.
McMord spent much of his speech imploring the room full of young technology entrepreneurs to be more involved in the political process (see video below).
“If you have all the entrepreneurs retreating from the political table, they are on the menu [for budget cuts],” said McCord. “[Older entrepreneurs] rotate through their third wives and get into their flying jets … but they aren’t going to waste five grand on a political race.”
McCord emphasized a need to continue to trumpet Philadelphia’s strengths while improving on its weaknesses.
“It’s important to remain the buckle on the money belt between New York’s private capital and DC’s public capital,” he said, imploring the audience to tell friends about the cheap urban living available in the city.
After McCord left the stage, King of Prussia-based EverComm Technologies kicked of a night packed with demos (though most were more in the “pitch” department), including a locally-based Groupon competitor and an app that has the backing of a Phillies outfielder. Highlights and videos of all the demos after the jump:
