I’m excited to see so many new faces at DEMOfall this week. In fact, this is the biggest DEMOfall event we’ve ever had. Most importantly, it’s just the size we like it: Lots of great people to meet without overwhelming crowds and noise. Seventy-two amazing companies and products from across a very broad spectrum of [...]
Continue Reading →After months of screening and preparation, we can finally share our fantastic slate of companies set to launch at DEMOfall 08, running Sept 7-9 at the Sheraton San Diego. These 72 companies represent the best of the best in innovation. As Chris notes, these are more than disruptive; they change the rules [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve been thinking about high school a lot lately. Specifically, the social hierachy of high school; how a certain portion of students are automatically anointed as popular due to athletic prowess and/or beauty. It’s the natural order of adolescence (at least it was in my day) – cheerleaders and football players = popular; geeks = [...]
Continue Reading →For the first time in a long time, companies – young and established – have a range of venues to choose for their product launch. There is DEMO, of course, with its 18-year record of catapulting companies to market success. Newcomers, such as SVASE’s Launch: Silicon Valley and TechCrunch 50, try to [...]
Continue Reading →WE INTERRUPT OUR NORMALLY MEASURED INDUSTRY ANALYSIS . . .
Good morning, all. How’s everyone out there in peaceful-happy-go-lucky-tech-land? Everyone good? Anyone received a death threat recently? Oh that’s right. We have! Well, I supposed it’s good to be noticed. What is that old saying? If you’re not pissing people off, you’re [...]
Continue Reading →One of the aspects I love most about DEMO is the conversations. Unlike most technology conferences, DEMO has a casual, family-reunion-like feel to it. The single-track format allows attendees to relax and enjoy themselves. I think Chris’ gracious, laid-back attitude sets a precedent, one that filters down to every attendee. And just for [...]
Continue Reading →I open each DEMO conference with remarks that reflect the state of the industry. Here is the text of this morning’s opening. – chris
Good morning, and welcome to DEMO 2008.
These few opening minutes of the DEMO conference have come to provide a sort of [...]
Continue Reading →I woke up Friday morning to discover that I’d become a cat herder. You know the role: trying to get dozens and dozens of pieces and people corralled into some semblance of order. I should come to expect it in the few days before a DEMO Conference is set to begin. After all, I’ve been [...]
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