Imagine taking some of the smartest, richest, and savviest technology folks from the West, throwing them on a plane and booting them to Asia. Actually, do not imagine it, it is happening. Industry luminaries such as Dave McClure are as we speak on a plane bound for Tokyo to sniff out the latest and greatest from the East. Mark Hendrickson said it well:
The web as experienced by the biggest continent on the planet unfortunately gets short shrift on the blogs that regularly hit Techmeme
. I personally can profess to have only cursory knowledge of the trends and companies that come out of Asia… [source]
Their trip, well dubbed Geeks On A Plane, is going to cause some waves. In all honesty I need to know more about Asia and its tech world, and so do you. Take a look at their website here, and their Twitter here. Should be an interesting trip to watch.
