I find I am a visual person, and it’s easier for me to remember where I met someone by the event surroundings. I don’t have time to look that up in my CRM.
For example, I remember being outside the Moscone Center with Greg Gunn of Hootsuite waiting to get in to see Metallica. Right away, I knew it was Dreamforce Number 9, or 2011.
Here is a quick reference to Dreamforce’s by year, the Dreamforce number, band, and speakers.
YEAR | DREAMFORCE | BAND | SPEAKER(S) |
2003 | 1 | ??? | ??? |
2004 | 2 | Motown and Soul from Pride and Joy | ??? |
2005 | 3 | ??? | Chris Anderson |
2006 | 4 | Train | Colin Powell |
2007 | 5 | INXS | George Lucas |
2008 | 6 | The Foo Fighters | Michael Dell & Neil Young |
2009 | 7 | Black Crowes | Colin Powell |
2010 | 8 | Stevie Wonder & Will.I.Am | Bill Clinton |
2011 | 9 | Metallica | Eric Schmidt, Gary Vaynerchuk |
2012 | X | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Colin Powell & Jeff Immelt, Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Larry Brilliant |
2013 | 11 | ??? | ??? |
Of course, I could and should list the best parties of each Dreamforce
But like the good ‘ol days, if you don’t remember it, then you HAD a good time!
Can YOU help me fill in the rest?