Too crowded. Too self-important. Too over-scheduled. Too full of douchebags. No, it’s not Washington D.C. It’s Austin during SXSW.
I’m still trying to right my equilibrium from five days of… well, I’m not exactly sure what this was. Networking? In spades. Drinking? Far too much. Panels? When I could adequately navigate [...]
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If you’ve been to SXSW before, you’re well aware of the glut of panels and parties. There is simply too much to do and too many places to be at once. The conference tries to alleviate the hectic nature with some pre-planning, offering the ability to [...]
Continue Reading →**Update: Check out Mashable’s screenshots of the upcoming Foursquare app update for next week. Could possibly alter your vote.
MG Siegler posited last week that location apps are going to be the big bang at SXSW this year, achieving Twitter-like buzz level. This seems a pretty safe bet; as [...]
Continue Reading →It says something about Saturday’s TEDx Austin event that I’m still wondering how to describe it. It doesn’t help that other attendees represented the day in impressively creative ways. Check out Cesar Torres‘ gorgeous illustration of key phrases from the day and Austin Kleon’s Continue Reading →
Guidewire Group is looking for early-stage companies that have what it takes to be named one of the world’s most promising startups. Our Innovate!2010 global competition will consist of Pitch Slams around the world, kicking off March 1st in Barcelona.
The top 100 companies chosen from these Pitch Slams [...]
Continue Reading →I was having dinner with friends last weekend and, while talking about my job and technology and such, one of them remarked, “I’m bored with technology these days. Where’s all the exciting stuff? I haven’t seen anything truly interesting in a long time.” He’s got a point. We’ve reached an odd point in technological innovation [...]
Continue Reading →There has been an influx of announcements in the search world lately – Wolfram Alpha, Bing, and Siri among the most high profile – so our upcoming panel at SemTech 2009 really couldn’t come at a better time. Set for [...]
Continue Reading →Our friends at VentureBeat are hosting GamesBeat 2009, an inaugural conference for the gaming industry’s top players. Scheduled for March 24, 2009 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, GamesBeat will feature some of the biggest names in gaming, representing the multiple ways gaming will shape our [...]
Continue Reading →The honor of announcing the winners of the Israeli Venture Association’s Startup Competition, a business pitch event co-sponsored by DEMO’s partner in Germany.
Sixty-nine Israeli startups submitted plans and 11 finalists were selected by a panel of judges to present during the conference in DEMO’s tried-and-true six-minute format. A few of the finalists [...]
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