Tony Perkins, publisher, editor and Silicon Valley pundit today opens the 2008 Always On Stanford Summit, that has become the mid-summer event of the Valley. 250 Companies have been selected and a comprehensive program of speeches and round-table discussions will cover all aspects of the life of start-ups in the Valley and beyond: “The AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.”

If you can make it – I will see you there – please come and say hello, otherwise try to find me on the live Webcast.