
Agam Shah, Freelance Tech Journalist
03/14/23 • 54 min
In this episode, Agam chats with Dave about his path to a career in journalism, being user #57 on the early Indian internet, brushes with Vince MacMahon, traveling the world, and much more. He was also gracious enough to share his experience with epilepsy.
This was simply a lovely conversation, and we're excited to share it with you.
Who is Big Valley? We're a communications firm focused on B2B technology. We're a team of experts specializing in brand positioning, narrative and story development, media and influencer relations, and channel planning.
You can learn more about our team at www.BigValley.co
Looking for more of Agam?
- He tweets from @agamsh.
- You can also find him on Mastodon at [email protected].
Have an idea for Pressing Matters? Email [email protected]
In this episode, Agam chats with Dave about his path to a career in journalism, being user #57 on the early Indian internet, brushes with Vince MacMahon, traveling the world, and much more. He was also gracious enough to share his experience with epilepsy.
This was simply a lovely conversation, and we're excited to share it with you.
Who is Big Valley? We're a communications firm focused on B2B technology. We're a team of experts specializing in brand positioning, narrative and story development, media and influencer relations, and channel planning.
You can learn more about our team at www.BigValley.co
Looking for more of Agam?
- He tweets from @agamsh.
- You can also find him on Mastodon at [email protected].
Have an idea for Pressing Matters? Email [email protected]
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Don Clark, New York Times Contributor
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What's a bouzouki, you say ... prepare to be informed.
Who is Big Valley? We're a communications firm focused on B2B technology. We're a team of experts specializing in brand positioning, narrative and story development, media and influencer relations, and channel planning.
You can learn more about our team at www.BigValley.co
Looking for more of Don?
- He freelances for The New York Times.
- He also tweets frequently from @donal888.
Have an idea for Pressing Matters? Email [email protected]
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This is a deep and fascinating conversation. We're thrilled to bring it to you.
Who is Big Valley? We're a communications firm focused on B2B technology, with a team of experts specializing in brand positioning, narrative and story development, media and influencer relations, and channel planning. You can learn more about our team at www.BigValley.co
Interested in what we're doing at RSA? The Big Valley team has kept its pencils sharp, drafting some great content leading up to RSA. We're biased, but you should still check in here.
Interested in more from Kelly?
- You can read Kelly's journalism here.
- Check out the great work her team is doing at Dark Reading.
- You can find her on Twitter at @kjhiggins.
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