We love knowledge. We love inspiration. And we love to have fun. When we meet like minded people who believe in exactly the same, and more so radiate and live it as part of their lifestyle, its quite special. And that’s exactly what Dave Sifry encapsulates, and to us he is the perfect SIME icon.

Dave is well known as the guy who “gave relevance and created order in an otherwise chaotic blogosphere” through Technorati, the blog search and ranking engine. At present he is involved in something extremely cool within the travel industry through Offbeatguides, a do-it-yourself-travel guide service. And of course there are numerous other cool companies that he is/was a part of creating, developing and growing.

[ Dave's crunchbase profile, blog, twitter,flickr ]

Clearly the man has always believed in following his gut and passion when it comes to making decisions and going “for the kill”. And that’s exactly how the interview style is (thanks Radon!), very candid, open, filled with a lot of laughs and at the end, a simple take home message, “love what you do”. Yes, its something so simple to believe but complex to find in oneself. And if you are a manager in a big corporation or an entrepreneur trying to find your first million, we tell you to find the passion and the love, and do it Dave style.

Thanks Dave, you are an inspiration. See you at SIME 09.