The whole vibe reminded me of college fest days that same energy, open layout, everyone just walking around connecting.
No stuffy conference rooms or awkward networking sessions. Just pure hustle energy everywhere.
What got me most? Seeing all these tech giants Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Salesforce, Motorola right there, accessible.
And in between them, all these founders grinding it out, eyes full of ambition. That contrast was something else.
Had some real conversations too. Spent a good while talking with investors, experts, startups, students the kind of discussion that actually insightful.
Thank you Sana Bagersh from Amcham and Raffic Aslam from zoho made the whole experience better, so thanks for being there.
Big shoutout to the Step team for putting this together.
You've built something that actually works connecting startups with the people and companies that can help them grow. That's rare.
