I have found this list to be a great resource over the years... one of a kind. If anyone is interested, I have been experimenting with using AI for analysis of customer feedback. I would be glad to set up such a feedback survey for HT, pro bono, if there is interest. Rich, let me know, and thanks for all that you do! Tess Gadwa == lotusinsight.co tessgadwa.com == -- Tess Gadwa lotusinsight.co tessgadwa.com (971) 412 - 2493 On Mon, May 19, 2025, 5:26 AM Christian Lagier via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > A little sad to not see more responses. I have enjoyed this list for many > years and occasionally found good help and advice. I appreciate the > willingness to help others that come through in almost any response on this > list. It gives me hope. These types of community connections are important. > Amy - thank you for having created the spark. Rich - thank you for > everything you do to just keep it going. Everybody else - thank you for > occasionally helping out a fellow member of this Western Mass community > when you respond to a post. > Christian > > On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM AI Zuckerman via Hidden-discuss < > hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > >> Wow! >> >> I never imagined that the network would reach its second decade when I >> started outreach to business owners to create the very first meeting. >> >> Nate Treloar offered space in his south Amherst office and sent out >> information to the opening event through his 90-person Christmas list. I >> added a number of people, including members of the new western Mass. >> Technology Enterprise Council (TEC). >> >> We expected maybe 10 people. Instead the office was swamped on that >> amazing night that Hidden Tech (then Hidden TEC) was born. Richard Roth >> took over building the discussion list with permission of a new board and >> eventually led development of today's website. By September we had a least >> 250 on the HT discussion list and by 2010 Rich said there were 2,000. >> >> If anyone wants to celebrate with me I will take you to the location on >> Wentworth Farm in Amherst where we held HT's first anniversary party. Or we >> can meet in Formosa (formerly Amherst Chinese) where our first ever board >> meeting was held. >> >> And a BIG THANK YOU to Rich for keeping Hidden Tech alive. >> >> How about writing to this list and tell us all how it has helped you >> build your business. And find me to tell me your experiences. That would >> make me very happy. >> >> be well! >> >> Amy Zuckerman >> Hidden Tech mother emeritus >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20250519/705cb486/attachment-0001.html>