Internet Tech Boston

Last night I went to a little soiree hosted by PermissionTV‘s PR firm – BluePoint Venture Marketing. It was a fun night at BluePoint’s great office-loft location in the heart of Lexington. I got a chance to meet folks from a couple of the local Boston venture-backed internet software companies that BluePoint works with.

Carlos Larracilla and Tom Chevalier are co-founders of People Ahead, a job board that utilizes intelligent technology to match employers and potential employees. I first became aware of People Ahead at last month’s Web Innovators 19. It sounds like a great idea. As a person who is responsible for hiring tech, creative, and client-managing talent, it’s very time consuming to sift through resumes finding the right skill set and the right past experience. It would be great for the “computer” to hand over targeted resumes for my review.

The big draw of the evening was learning how to count cards in a hands-on demonstration from Dave Irvine,

one of the original MIT blackjack club members featured in the best-selling book “Bringing Down the House” and the hit movie “21.” Dave was an (obviously) smart guy who told the tale of his time in the MIT Blackjack team with a mix of humor and suspense. Good times were had by all.