It takes money to make money. To assume this is wasteful when the author states the lunch meeting was successful is idiotic. GoToMeeting and Skype are a certain

It takes money to make money. To assume this is wasteful when the author states the lunch meeting was successful is idiotic. GoToMeeting and Skype are a certain type of communication, but in todays economy you have to go out of your way to secure certain clients and that can mean meetings in person. Plus, aren't you downplaying the old technology of flight and the simple fact that it is amazing that someone can get to Florida from NYC and then back in less than 20 hours?