David Troy
The Adventures of Local Man
Local Man is a hero of mythic proportions. He died when a car hit his wheelchair. He made a film about his passions: hockey and water skiing. He shared his Apollo 11 memories. He was accused of paying someone to burn down a house. He truly is the everyman; the mensch; the person we are all too timid to become.
But what does it mean to really become Local Man? How can we become the person that Local Man asks us to be? When and how do we connect with our place in the world and become as relevant and remarkable as Local Man? We'll laugh and cry as we trace Local Man's path to greatness.
About David Troy:
David Troy is a serial technology entrepreneur. He started his first business at age 14 in 1986, and has been working in the information technology industry since then. In 1995 he founded ToadNet, a major regional Internet service provider near Baltimore, which he sold to Landmark Communications in 2004. In 2007, David launched two side projects, Twittervision and Flickrvision, which were featured in the 2008 exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind at the Museum of Modern Art. Since then, David has been exploring projects in data visualization with his current company Roundhouse Technologies, which he founded in 2008 with partner Stephen Muirhead. David is also very active in the local technology scene in Baltimore and is a co-founder of Beehive Baltimore, the first coworking space in Baltimore. He is also cofounder of Baltimore Angels, an angel investing group specializing in early-stage information technology startups. Most recently, he is helping to lead the organization of TEDxMidAtlantic, to be held in Baltimore in Novmeber, 2009. He is 37 and lives near Annapolis Maryland with his wife and two children.
