No Hits at Demo (from: Damon Darlin)
http://business2.blogs.com/business2blog/2005/02/no_hits_at_demo.html
B2’s Om Malik is reporting from Demo:DEMO, is like one of those respected film festivals, cool when itcomes to critical acclaim, but not enough to ensure commercialsuccess. In the past some big ideas have made their debut at DEMO, buton its 15th anniversary, I have not found anything which I think is amega-billion-dollar idea. A lot of people think that you get a sense of theDEMO companies in the presentation room, but in my opinion, the realaction is outside. In the lobby, out on the porch, and even in thebar. You talk to lot of people including dozens of venturecapitalists, and you come to this conclusion: there are a lot ofproducts that have nice features, but no big market makers inthe offing. I spent the entire day trolling the show only to find ahandful of new companies that were impressive. Among the names youare likely to see make news over the next 12 months: U3, Teleo, Sonaptic,Avvenu, Sling Media, iUpload, and StreamBase.