Comments on: Should I Present at DEMO or TC50?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:04:30 +0000

Very nice article as we’ve been re-thinking about the value of these conferences.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:32:39 +0000

[...] month I discussed presenting at the DEMO and TC50 conferences later this year. In the comments, Techcrunch50 founder Jason Calacanis noted that one of the big [...]

By: Will Robertson

Will Robertson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:56:04 +0000

Yeah I’m looking forward to them being apart. I felt like I missed a lot not being able to read everything coming out of both shows.

By: Allen Stern

Allen Stern — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:48 +0000

Will – that is very true – although this year tc50 isn’t purposely scheduled on top of demo – that should help a bit.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46:18 +0000

Also, don’t forget:

a) TC50 has a $50,000 prize
b) TC50 is brought to you by folks like Google, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Charles River Ventures, Founders Fund, etc. The biggest names in the businesses are not only there–they are partners on the event.
c) The expert judges at TC50 include folks like Ron Conway, Mark Cuban, Marc Andreessen, Marissa Mayer, etc.

By: Will Robertson

Will Robertson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:18:39 +0000

Unless a product is amazing, I find it gets lost in the huge wave of press coming out of these conferences. If that product is so good that it rises to the top, why not just release it before and not compete with 50+ other companies for attention at the same time.

By: Allen Stern

Allen Stern — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:30:36 +0000

holden – vegas has odds that there will be at least one fake fight between loic/mike :)

darren – no idea at this point

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:58:14 +0000

I expect it to be a quiet year this year. They are not clashing thankfully and TC50 is in it’s 3rd year so I would hope they can do it with no dramas.

Are you going to any of them?

By: Holden Page

Holden Page — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:48:52 +0000

I would have to say DEMO. There is to much drama over at TC50, actually, I think TC thrives on ir. Plus, I have a lot more respect for the people at DEMO, erick wrote a post a while back that put DEMO under the bus for no reason, and the whole pressuring/required press thing is a no go in my book.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:39:19 +0000

i say no apply to either and just make a great product