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Andrea has been a key part of our team this year, helping out on a number of our clients. I first met her at a Business 2.0 event back in February, through Mike Sigal of Guidewire Group. We exchanged contact details and then finally started working together in the summer. She’s been a big part of our team: joining us in Seattle for the Casual Games Conference where we presided over a party with King.com and Jeanette Lee (aka Black Widow of Billiards), managed contacts in San Diego for dimdim’s debute at DEMO Fall, supervised three companies at Techcrunch 40 in San Francisco, and was a partner-in-crime at various other events.

Andrea introduced us to Neuf, whom we’ve thoroughly enjoyed having on the team as well. Neuf immediately rolled up her sleeves and jumped in to help with several launches and ongoing outreach. She also immersed herself in the world of Web 2.0 with blazing speed.

While we were at DEMO Fall this year, we watched Heddi work the room and were impressed, to say the least. When we had a chance to work with her, we were absolutely thrilled. To say Heddi has energy is an understatement. She is creative, enthusiastic, smart and talented.

We first bumped into David at the Casual Games Conference in Seattle. His calm-cool demeanor reassured all around him but the sparkle in his eye let you know his mind was running 100 miles an hour. We found it auspicious when we bumped into him again at Techcrunch 40 and made it a goal to formally work with him. He’s the consummate pro – proactive, experienced, solid and smart.

Thanks so much to the core team for all their hard work, expertise, time, and collaboration. They’re all amazing people and we are honored to have had the chance to work with them this year.

We have been very fortunate to work with some amazing people this year. Some of launched new companies, some have increased their traffic, some have secured new funding and staff. We are honored to have worked with all of them and would like to take a moment to recognize our clients of 2007.

Xing

wunderloop

ShareThis

MyGame

King

t5m

Imagini

Dimdim

reQall

Simulscribe

Boxbe

Quintura

Kyte

Jaman

Jambaz

KnowMe 

Metaplace

DECA

WooMe

Seesmic

Pageflakes

Alex Willcock (Imagini.net), Dominic & Kathy Johnson (Consort Partners)

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Have you bought all your Christmas presents? Well, since you only have a few days left, I hope you did. But if you didn’t, or just need a few ideas, please do check out a site created by Alex Willcock and his team at Imagini.net – All I Want for Xmas

Here is a photo of Alex, Dominic and I taken earlier this year at Techcrunch 40.

Happy Holidays from the team at Consort Partners.

Stephen Stokols, CEO and Founder of WooMe.com, and his little sister Hayley flew to NY yesterday for a live taping on Fox’s The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. You can see the video by clicking here (the link will take you to the show’s website where they have posted the segment). Or you can see my edited version here.

Om Malik (GigaOm) and Charlie Muirhead (t5m)

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Charlie Muirhead of t5m made a stop in Paris to visit with us and provide a demo and update to Om Malik of GigaOm. There are some exciting developments coming up for t5m (The Fifth Medium), with exclusive video content soon to be featured on the socially-conscious video network. More to come…

Daniela (Xing), Om (GigaOm), me, and Martin (FON)

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It was hard not to elbow your neighbor as we packed 9 people into a table normally set for 5 people, maximum. But heck, it was fun.

We dined on Alba truffles with veal cheek, foie gras, scallops with pearls of radish and cucumber, lobster sauteed in butter… all washed down with a smooth French burgundy.

Between courses, Martin grew anxious as he awaited a call from his daughter, as she was hoping to be accepted into Columbia. He was overwhelmingly proud of his little girl when she gave him the good news that she was indeed accepted. Champage was poured and the mood enlivened even more as we toasted to the next generation movers and shakers.

Meanwhile, in this photo, Daniela Hinrichs of Xing leans in to the glee of Om Malik of GigaOm, while I make space for Martin Varsavsky of FON.

Paul Durman, Dominic, and Daniela Hinrichs

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We had a good representation of cultures at the table. A couple of Brits and a German here – Paul Durman, Dominic and Daniela Hinrichs of Xing.

Thomas Crampton, Lars Hinrichs & Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz

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Our intimate dinner turned even more intimate when Martin Varsavsky of FON dropped by with his pals Thomas Crampton (formerly with IHT and NYT) and Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz of Vpod.tv. It was a fun evening, even though we could barely breath given how tightly we were squeezed together. I don’t know if the management of the swanky restaurant were so impressed with our McDonalds-esque seating arrangement, but I’m sure we had more fun than the rest of the diners that evening.

Dominic, Daniela (Xing), Om (GigaOm), and me

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Hey, you have to let your hair down sometimes. And we had a splendid dinner at Le Laurent in Paris, along with a few friends. At first, it was just us, plus Om Malik and Lars & Daniela Hinrichs of Xing. But then Martin Varsavsky stopped by with friends so we had to squeeze together.

Champs Elysee

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Here is the Champs Elysee at night. Our hotel was right off this premier avenue full of the best shopping, fashionable people, incredible food, and festive lighting. On one end we could see the Arc de Triomphe, and on the other was a glittering ferris wheel. Plus, we had a great view of the Eiffel Tower which was adorned in glittering lights – it looked like a giant Swavorski crystal sparkling in the night.

As for my French, well, woefully, it is pathetic. However, as Dominic is English, he took six years of French in school so he was able to communicate with the locals and get us to where we needed to be (and kept our stomachs full).