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An Interesting Perspective on DEMO vs Techcrunch50

September 9, 2008

I came across this blog post today and though it shed some interesting insight into the DEMO vs. Techcrunch50 debate.

The post outlines the backgrounds of many of the founders of TC50 companies and points out that most of them aren’t the kind of people who really need the free ride, as opposed to paying the $18,500 for DEMO.

The title of the post asks where all the the poor, hungry founders are that CAN’T afford the DEMO fee. Most of them, I would submit, are participating in many of the startup incubators around the country (Y Combinator, TechStars, etc.) where they are getting not only money but a lot of mentorship and coaching, over the course of a few months.

That sounds like a much better deal to me than getting lost in a week of silicon valley hype/buzz/ridiculousness. Oh yeah, AND they still get to present/demo their products to a bunch of interested investors.

If I had to pick sides on the DEMO/TC debate, I’m compelled to side with those who aren’t charging companies to present, that is just silly to me. At the same time, after watching some of TC50 live via ustream, I’m certain I wouldn’t put too much effort in trying to make it for EITHER conference.

Written by Bradley Joyce · Filed Under Blog, Startups 

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