Getting out of an elevator on Day Two, I run smack into The Goon, a.k.a. Mike McGinley. We touch bald heads as greeting, like alien frat brothers. The Goon is co-founder of a new app called CitizeNet, which, without going into details, sits atop a set of algorithms that replace flat, right-rail web page advertising with meaningful center-page content. That evening, he and I meet for drinks in the bar at the Driskill Hotel. The Goon, a smiling, twinkly-eyed gentleman, got his nickname because for many years, he was the most-feared and respected production accountant in the live music business. When literally several million in cash was on the table after big stadium concerts and had to be divvied up so promoters got their cut and everyone involved got out alive, literally and figuratively, The Goon was the go-to dude. You did not cross the The Goon. It’s still a good idea to align with him. Don’t bet against CitizeNet.
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