Testimonials

~ Sponsor Testimonials ~

From Silicon Alley to Silicon Valley

and all the new media hot spots in-between and abroad,

this is what our Sponsors have to say about

Cocktails with Courtney

"Courtney brought Silicon Alley style to our Silicon Hills event, bringing together the best of both worlds, uniting the new economy buzz from New York to Austin."

-- Gary E. Hoover, Founder, Hoover's Online

"Our Cocktails with Courtney event was a smash…. Courtney's party-power is definitely snowballing!"

-- Matt Heindl, Director of Marketing, Kozmo.com

"It was an amazing thing to watch.  Courtney moving through the crowd, a tough there, a friendly glance across the room at a familiar face, an acquaintance, someone new, an old friend. All felt a part of something special, exclusive yet fun, edgy yet terribly sophisticated and civilized, without being stuffy. For us, Courtney is the key to an audience of opinion makers that can be reached in no other way. We premiered "Three Kings" starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg to the Silicon Alley audience, courtesy of Courtney, and the results were fantastic."

-- Don Buckley, Senior Marketing VP, Warner Brothers

"I am very, very busy today (thank you), however I wanted to say thank you for everything. I have had email after email today telling me what a fantastic time everyone had. You are great."

-- Jeffrey Zurofsky, CEO, eCoasters

"Cocktails with Courtney brings together a sophisticated set of professionals in a fun and social atmosphere perfect for building brand awareness among local decision makers."

-- Craig Zolan, CEO, UniversityVentures, Inc.

"Real Media has sponsored several Cocktails with Courtney events in New York City. We saw the three events as way for Real Media to raise awareness of our company in the Silicon Alley community. Courtney's parties attract energetic, enthusiastic Internet opinion leaders who feel right at home conversing with their peers. The art of schmooze is alive and kicking."

         -- Scott Kerr, Vice President, Marketing, Real Media

"Courtney did a great job for HIGHTECH Scandinavia. All the guest's from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway got a kick out of reading about the event and seeing themselves on Courtney's website - that's what so great about her events - it creates a community that goes beyond that single evening."

         -- Gitte Pedersen, President, Proximity

"Cocktails with Courtney is one of the highlights of the New York Entrepreneurial and New Media environment. I often bring groups of Philadelphia entrepreneurs to her events so they can network in Silicon Alley and catch the fever that Courtney creates. We have even gone so far as to have her bring her high energy self and events to Philadelphia so that her magic can reach out and touch a wider group!

-- Robert L. Robinson, Jr. President, The Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia 2000-2001

"We met up with the founders of Vested Software at a Cocktails with Courtney several months ago, just around the time we were deciding who we would bring in to help develop our technology. We had already received quotes from several more established firms, each of which gave us a higher price and a later completion date than Vested. Had it not been for Cocktails with Courtney, we would never have met or worked with Vested Software. Vested worked in tandem with our in-house technology team, architecting our software product from database to EJBs to servlets and managing the entirety of the development. In the end, the completed the project on time and under budget, went on to become an equity investor in our company, and we have been very pleased to call them a partner ever since. We have made several other invaluable contacts at Cocktails with Courtney, each of which has made it easier for this early stage startup to succeed."

--Stephen Weiss, Executive Vice President, RedFilter

"My experiences at Cocktails with Courtney have been tremendous.  No other industry events match its quality of attendees, atmosphere or energy.  As I've traveled across the country to Boston to New York to San Francisco, Courtney was always there to host a top-notch event.  Furthermore, there's no publication like The Cyber Scene.  It's unmatched in its ability to track the heartbeat of the industry across the world."

--Sean Jacobsen, Manager, eLance