Comments on: The TechCrunch20 Conference http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MyKinda Технологии » Blog Archive » Techcrunch 40 – прогрессивный подход к организации конференций? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1628128 MyKinda Технологии » Blog Archive » Techcrunch 40 – прогрессивный подход к организации конференций? Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:40:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1628128 [...] скажем так, двусмысленно, когда объявил о том, что планирует проводить собственную конференцию, находясь непосредственно на конференции DEMO 2007 (и [...] [...] скажем так, двусмысленно, когда объявил о том, что планирует проводить собственную конференцию, находясь непосредственно на конференции DEMO 2007 (и [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » TechCrunch20カンファレンス開催のお知らせ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1616666 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » TechCrunch20カンファレンス開催のお知らせ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:03:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1616666 [...] [原文へ ] TC40 [...] [...] [原文へ ] TC40 [...]

]]> By: ñêà÷àòü èãðà êàçàêè http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1452444 ñêà÷àòü èãðà êàçàêè Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:13:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1452444 <strong> ñêà÷àòü èãðà êàçàêè...</strong> ñêà÷àòü èãðà êàçàêè... ñêà÷àòü èãðà êàçàêè…

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]]> By: êàðàáàíîâà ïñèõîëîãèÿ ñåìåéíûõ îòíîøåíèé http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1446211 êàðàáàíîâà ïñèõîëîãèÿ ñåìåéíûõ îòíîøåíèé Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1446211 <strong> êàðàáàíîâà ïñèõîëîãèÿ ñåìåéíûõ îòíîøåíèé...</strong> êàðàáàíîâà ïñèõîëîãèÿ ñåìåéíûõ îòíîøåíèé... êàðàáàíîâà ïñèõîëîãèÿ ñåìåéíûõ îòíîøåíèé…

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]]> By: ñêà÷àòü áåñïëàòíî èãðó ìàäæîã http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1384952 ñêà÷àòü áåñïëàòíî èãðó ìàäæîã Sat, 19 May 2007 13:09:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1384952 <strong>ñêà÷àòü èãðó robot arena1...</strong> ñêà÷àòü èãðó recoshet... ñêà÷àòü èãðó robot arena1…

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]]> By: ïðîõîæäåíèå èãðû áåêîíå÷íîå ïóòåøåñòâèå http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1384804 ïðîõîæäåíèå èãðû áåêîíå÷íîå ïóòåøåñòâèå Sat, 19 May 2007 10:10:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1384804 <strong> ïðîõîæäåíèå èãðû áåêîíå÷íîå ïóòåøåñòâèå...</strong> ïðîõîæäåíèå èãðû áåêîíå÷íîå ïóòåøåñòâèå... ïðîõîæäåíèå èãðû áåêîíå÷íîå ïóòåøåñòâèå…

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]]> By: » TechCrunch20 Conference Website Is Now Live || Pulse 2.0: Web 2.0 Reviews & Profiles || » Blog Archive http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1334061 » TechCrunch20 Conference Website Is Now Live || Pulse 2.0: Web 2.0 Reviews & Profiles || » Blog Archive Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:12:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1334061 [...] fact that to present your start-up at the DEMO conference, it costs $15,000.  For more details, click here. Sphere [...] [...] fact that to present your start-up at the DEMO conference, it costs $15,000.  For more details, click here. Sphere [...]

]]> By: Ajax Girl http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333988 Ajax Girl Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:31:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333988 [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...] [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch20 Conference Site Now Live http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333969 TechCrunch20 Conference Site Now Live Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:12:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333969 [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...] [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch20 Conference Site Now Live http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333970 TechCrunch20 Conference Site Now Live Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:12:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333970 [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...] [...] Calacanis and I first announced the conference in late [...]

]]> By: Master of 500 Hats http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333908 Master of 500 Hats Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-1333908 <strong>TechCrunch20 site launches; conf debuts in September...</strong> TechCrunch20 Originally uploaded by dmc500hats. Amidst all the hubbub of Web 2.0 Expo -- and never afraid to plug, right in the middle of a panel i got him to moderate -- Mike just announced he and Jason Calacanis are launching a new conference called ... TechCrunch20 site launches; conf debuts in September…

TechCrunch20 Originally uploaded by dmc500hats. Amidst all the hubbub of Web 2.0 Expo — and never afraid to plug, right in the middle of a panel i got him to moderate — Mike just announced he and Jason Calacanis are launching a new conference called …

]]> By: AdEaterNight http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-868455 AdEaterNight Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:06:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-868455 <a href="http://www.v8video.ru/group/detail.php?groupD=1410" rel="nofollow">Прикольная реклама на видео сайте - конкурсы на автора наиболее рейтингового ролика. Есть возможность скачивания!</a> Прикольная реклама на видео сайте - конкурсы
на автора наиболее рейтингового ролика. Есть возможность скачивания!

]]> By: Ron Sheridan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-864871 Ron Sheridan Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-864871 This is very exciting! Excellent approach. This is very exciting!

Excellent approach.

]]> By: No Capitalism http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-854955 No Capitalism Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:30:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-854955 Any event that is organized to make a quick profit like the DEMO is a farce. In a copycat event (called proto) held in India, the organizers tried to make a quick buck rather than what TechCrunch20 promises to do. Such events and its organizers should be shunned like plague. Any event that is organized to make a quick profit like the DEMO is a farce. In a copycat event (called proto) held in India, the organizers tried to make a quick buck rather than what TechCrunch20 promises to do. Such events and its organizers should be shunned like plague.

]]> By: Leigh Anne Varney http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-854917 Leigh Anne Varney Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:23:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-854917 The good news is there's always room for new ways of doing things but let's call a spade a spade here. Don't couch your venue in holier-than-thou rhetoric OR trash the competition which blazed the trail in the first place. Bad form. Let's just hope you can be as clear and honest about your screening process as Chris Shipley and IDG. As Chris pointed out, more than 1000 companies vie (at no cost but a lot of preparation) to be SELECTED. Only 68 or so get selected. Do the math. But it's not about the money, Mike. It's all about integrity and creating conferences that are worthy of people's time, energy, and intellect. The good news is there’s always room for new ways of doing things but let’s call a spade a spade here. Don’t couch your venue in holier-than-thou rhetoric OR trash the competition which blazed the trail in the first place. Bad form. Let’s just hope you can be as clear and honest about your screening process as Chris Shipley and IDG. As Chris pointed out, more than 1000 companies vie (at no cost but a lot of preparation) to be SELECTED. Only 68 or so get selected. Do the math. But it’s not about the money, Mike. It’s all about integrity and creating conferences that are worthy of people’s time, energy, and intellect.

]]> By: JDsBlog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-853272 JDsBlog Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:50:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-853272 <strong>DEMO vs. TechCrunch 20...</strong> How many startups have money? Not many, I assure you. When I started, I didn’t have anything that I hadn’t already saved up. The startup companies that I am working with presently don’t have any money, outside of bootstrapping. So I... DEMO vs. TechCrunch 20…

How many startups have money? Not many, I assure you.
When I started, I didn’t have anything that I hadn’t already saved up. The startup companies that I am working with presently don’t have any money, outside of bootstrapping.
So I…

]]> By: Erika http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-853197 Erika Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:40:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-853197 This is excellent. How does a company get involved! We have great products and I'd love to just come out and support the other GUY/GAL! Keep me posted. This is excellent.

How does a company get involved!

We have great products and I’d love to just come out and support the other GUY/GAL!

Keep me posted.

]]> By: Hmm http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-852577 Hmm Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:20:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-852577 Pay to demo.. Pay to demo.. Sort of like another event too, right? The TechCrunch party in New York let you be a "Sponsor" if you paid $5K, and you got to demo your product there as part of that sponsorship. Not that it's bad to change one's mind, but why is nobody pointing this out? Pay to demo.. Pay to demo.. Sort of like another event too, right?

The TechCrunch party in New York let you be a “Sponsor” if you paid $5K, and you got to demo your product there as part of that sponsorship.

Not that it’s bad to change one’s mind, but why is nobody pointing this out?

]]> By: Clive http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-847627 Clive Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:23:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-847627 Keep me posted.... Keep me posted….

]]> By: Craig Cockburn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-847253 Craig Cockburn Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:17:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-847253 Would be keen to go on the mailing list for news of this happening in London cheers Craig Would be keen to go on the mailing list for news of this happening in London

cheers
Craig

]]> By: David Scott Lewis (in Beijing) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846934 David Scott Lewis (in Beijing) Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846934 Sounds like a good idea, but playing off of DEMO to announce your new conference (more like an exhibition) wasn't very cool. Bad etiquette, I'd say. Buy Chris a drink and make up. There is a lot of talk in the blogosphere that TC is biased, that's it's American guanxi. Know MA, get in TC. Perhaps you should have an independent review committee so the whole thing can be kosher. Just an idea. Mike, don't let potential conflict-of-interest claims plague you, bring you down. Not worth the risk. BTW, I'd love to do this with you in China. And since our company is the outsourcing hub for Tsinghua University (China's MIT), we see -- and have access to -- a lot of the cooler start-ups in China. Hey, maybe we could get Tony Perkins in on this. Or, RK at Forbes. Or, the Future in Review gang. Hmmm ... Sounds like a good idea, but playing off of DEMO to announce your new conference (more like an exhibition) wasn’t very cool. Bad etiquette, I’d say. Buy Chris a drink and make up.

There is a lot of talk in the blogosphere that TC is biased, that’s it’s American guanxi. Know MA, get in TC. Perhaps you should have an independent review committee so the whole thing can be kosher. Just an idea.

Mike, don’t let potential conflict-of-interest claims plague you, bring you down. Not worth the risk.

BTW, I’d love to do this with you in China. And since our company is the outsourcing hub for Tsinghua University (China’s MIT), we see — and have access to — a lot of the cooler start-ups in China. Hey, maybe we could get Tony Perkins in on this. Or, RK at Forbes. Or, the Future in Review gang. Hmmm …

]]> By: Redeye VC http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846777 Redeye VC Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:55:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846777 <strong>Friendly competition?...</strong> When Mike Arrington of Techcrunch announced his new Techcrunch20 conference yesterday, I was both excited and disappointed.I was excited because I think that “launch platform” conferences are a great idea. They provide a bright spotlight on new com... Friendly competition?…

When Mike Arrington of Techcrunch announced his new Techcrunch20 conference yesterday, I was both excited and disappointed.I was excited because I think that “launch platform” conferences are a great idea. They provide a bright spotlight on new com…

]]> By: Thierry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846449 Thierry Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:01:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846449 We've been at Demo 2004 and everything has been said in previous comments (especially #47) about how hard and helpful it is to present a company/product in just 6 minutes in front of the audience that comes there. It's not a waste of time. Actually, when we went there, we were a privately funded french company (we still are and no, we're not looking for capital right now !) and I can confirm that Chris was very helpful to help us finance the show. Also, from the talks I had with other companies, I realized that average funding was above 500 k USD so I don't thing Demo price tag was really an issue. And speaking of "conflict of interest"... Don't you think that as a Demo competitor, you are really not in the best position to denounce Demo potential biases - should they exist ? Your idea looks really fine. No need to "crunch" Demo which is really a cool and helpful event. We’ve been at Demo 2004 and everything has been said in previous comments (especially #47) about how hard and helpful it is to present a company/product in just 6 minutes in front of the audience that comes there. It’s not a waste of time.

Actually, when we went there, we were a privately funded french company (we still are and no, we’re not looking for capital right now !) and I can confirm that Chris was very helpful to help us finance the show. Also, from the talks I had with other companies, I realized that average funding was above 500 k USD so I don’t thing Demo price tag was really an issue.

And speaking of “conflict of interest”… Don’t you think that as a Demo competitor, you are really not in the best position to denounce Demo potential biases - should they exist ?

Your idea looks really fine. No need to “crunch” Demo which is really a cool and helpful event.

]]> By: Gil Heiman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846399 Gil Heiman Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:52:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-846399 Just today we decided to decline an offer to be 'featured' as a 'selected' company to present at a very respectable web 2.0 conference. Thanks but, No Thanks! At a $4,000 (!) price tag we can comeup with other ways to spend the money (one example, 200 development hours). Wise decision? Only time will tell. Thanks for bringing this great topic up and hope we qualify for the Fall event. Just today we decided to decline an offer to be ‘featured’ as a ’selected’ company to present at a very respectable web 2.0 conference.
Thanks but, No Thanks!
At a $4,000 (!) price tag we can comeup with other ways to spend the money (one example, 200 development hours).
Wise decision? Only time will tell.

Thanks for bringing this great topic up and hope we qualify for the Fall event.

]]> By: Albert Lai http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-845966 Albert Lai Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:39:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/31/the-techcrunch20-conference/#comment-845966 If anyone is looking for a venue to launch a new product or gain feedback from their local tech community, you should consider coming out or hosting a (non commercial, community driven, free/open attendence) DemoCamp unconference. The format of a DemoCamp is simple, short demos, no powerpoint, technology demonstrations only, and all volunteer driven. Organization is totally grassroots, and signups are conducted via a wiki. FWIW: DemoCamp was a spin off of Torcamp which was a spin off of BarCamp which was a spin off of FooCamp. While its not built as a product launch platform for media and VC, folks from the media and VC community have and do attend DemoCamps. In toronto, we have had basically one of these lightweight conference every month. Some of BubbleShare first features were launched at the very first DemoCamp in Toronto, and there are now 19 events that have taken place or will be taking place in 5+ different cities. Go support your local tech community and START A DEMOCAMP in your city! For more details check out: http://barcamp.org/DemoCamp [For those that are in or near toronto, check out the 1st birthday of DemoCamp this Feb5 at DemoCamp12/Toronto.] If anyone is looking for a venue to launch a new product or gain feedback from their local tech community, you should consider coming out or hosting a (non commercial, community driven, free/open attendence) DemoCamp unconference.

The format of a DemoCamp is simple, short demos, no powerpoint, technology demonstrations only, and all volunteer driven. Organization is totally grassroots, and signups are conducted via a wiki.

FWIW: DemoCamp was a spin off of Torcamp which was a spin off of BarCamp which was a spin off of FooCamp.

While its not built as a product launch platform for media and VC, folks from the media and VC community have and do attend DemoCamps. In toronto, we have had basically one of these lightweight conference every month.

Some of BubbleShare first features were launched at the very first DemoCamp in Toronto, and there are now 19 events that have taken place or will be taking place in 5+ different cities.

Go support your local tech community and START A DEMOCAMP in your city!

For more details check out: http://barcamp.org/DemoCamp

[For those that are in or near toronto, check out the 1st birthday of DemoCamp this Feb5 at DemoCamp12/Toronto.]

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