Israa Taha

How close do I have to be? Is that good?

How close do I have to be? Is that good?

Sweet.

Sweet.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I almost didn't make it.

I almost didn't make it.

I am.

I am.

It is, but I gave my first conference talk this year, and it was because somebody pushed me to do it. And so if I don't start to take more of those chances myself, I'll never step out of my comfort zone, and I can't rely on other people pushing me to do something until I do it myself.

It is, but I gave my first conference talk this year, and it was because somebody pushed me to do it. And so if I don't start to take more of those chances myself, I'll never step out of my comfort zone, and I can't rely on other people pushing me to do something until I do it myself.

Yeah, well, a gentle nudge is what I like to call it.

Yeah, well, a gentle nudge is what I like to call it.

It is.

It is.

It's great. Every day I walk through and I find more booths and more floors.

It's great. Every day I walk through and I find more booths and more floors.

Yeah. It's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be. I'm used to more smaller conferences capped at a thousand people, so it can be a little bit intimidating, but I think going to more conferences made me a little bit more comfortable. Speaking to people, kind of, whether at the booths or at the hallway track, just kind of

Yeah. It's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be. I'm used to more smaller conferences capped at a thousand people, so it can be a little bit intimidating, but I think going to more conferences made me a little bit more comfortable. Speaking to people, kind of, whether at the booths or at the hallway track, just kind of