[Robotgroup] [Fwd: Looking for people in the scientific community]

[Eric Lundquist]

Well, it is a real company.  There is a rather lengthy writeup about them in
Inc magazine here:
http://www.inc.com/magazine/19980501/921.html
The author seems to be impressed with them.

- Eric



On 7/31/07, Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting email I received today....  I've quoted it below in its
> entirety here. I don't know this person but, if I read this right, he's
> willing to pay for an hour of time to talk with us. Heck we usually do
> that for free anyway... ;)
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Looking for people in the scientific community
> Date:   Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:16:55 -0700
> From:   Simon Palczynski <simonp at tattools.com>
> To:     vern at txis.comMessage-ID:C2D4D8B7.4AE%simonp at tattools.com
>
> Dear Mr. Graner,
>
> I work for a San Francisco based brand consulting firm and found you on
> meetup.com. We're doing some work on behalf of a client, who is a major
> player in the science/media space. I am looking to interview people who
> are actively engaged in the scientific community, interested in
> scientific media, and who we believe could have some valuable insights
> into the state of science as well as personal viewpoints towards the
> subject.
>
> If you're interested I would love to speak with you to tell you a little
> more about the project, which is actually really
> exciting. I also hoped that you could pass this message
> together with my email address to the members of your group to see if
> someone would be interested.
>
> The interviews will be about an hour time commitment and will take place
> in Austin in the next couple weeks.  It should be a fun project and
> everybody will be well compensated for his/her time and help. I look
> forward to speaking with you soon.
>
> Best,
> Simon Palczynski
>
> TATTOO Brand Consulting
> work. 415.954.4858
> fax. 415.954.4866
> -------- /Original Message --------
>
>
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