And now back to my rabble rouser self.

We invited the Mayor and City Counsel to just pop on in to Startup Weekend so that they can see firsthand the grassroots entrepreneurial energy and excitement that we’re building in Columbus. But we didn’t hear back from them. Nor did they show up.

I consider it a blown opportunity for them. Aren’t they the ones promoting and pushing the 315 Research + Technology Corridor in Columbus. What a better way to validate what they are promoting. Oh well. Their loss.

And how can they make it up to me? And yes, it’s all about me ;-p. Well, they can talk to some of the Startup Weekend Columbus participants by going to the next Startup Drinks, which is 8/6 at the Elevator.

There. That should about meet this month’s quota of bridge burning. But in all seriousness, I was disappointed that none of them made an effort to see what was happening. I still like them and hope they do come out to Startup Drinks.

Cheers all!

UPDATE: A fair and valid response from someone connected to the Mayor:

I don’t mind you stirring things up, but making it sound like we blew you off when we didn’t get a proper, timely invite is a tad insulting to all the hard work the Mayor and our team are doing to build up Columbus with folks like you.  We don’t mind valid criticism on issues, but I’m disappointed in this post.  I wish it was as easy as you make it seem to drop everything and go to a cool event.

Very sorry to insult. Again, that wasn’t my intent. It did sound like it though. One of these days, I’m going to have to write a post explaining to folks that this is my blog where I express opinions rightly or wrongly. I do try to do so to stir things up to somehow make Columbus a better place to live. As for those affected by collateral damage in my ramblings, please leave a comment and lets discuss. Hope I didn’t burn too many bridges.

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