A product launch is a critical moment for any startup, but it is also a learning moment. The founders have spent the previous months and years preparing for this day. It can seem like the culmination of all that came before it—the hard struggles, product debates, and financial bootstrapping. But really it is only a … Read more
Once again, the DEMO Conference platform is effectively bringing innovation to our economy. The recent People’s Choice winner at DEMO Fall 2012 - Ube (pronounced “yoo-bee”) – has an effective campaign running on Kickstarter. They are tracking to raise between $250 and $500K on the popular crowd sourcing platform. Ube launched their IP based home … Read more
It used to be that if a startup got to 1 million users, it was worth paying attention to because that was a good indication that it could go mainstream. But as angel-investor-turned-VC Chris Dixon famously blogged last summer, ten million users is the new one million users. Dixon’s observation is that to be a … Read more
We are already well into selecting companies for DEMO Mobile, which is right around the corner on April 17 in San Francisco. But applications keep flowing in and we will look at all of them. There are only 3 days left for startups to apply. We are looking for mobile products that can change the world, or … Read more
Today DEMO Mobile announces the opportunity for six startups to participate in the Angel Alley program at DEMO Mobile for no charge. Knowing that bootstrapped start-up founders typically are living off of Ramen noodles and pizza, the cost to participate in Angel Alley is $0! This was made possible by generous support of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich … Read more