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Having produced 24 DEMO conferences in 13 years, Chris Shipley has helped more than 1,250 companies introduce leading-edge products to the world. To celebrate her incredible leadership of DEMO, we’re inviting some of the most memorable innovators back to the DEMO stage.

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Late last week, the DEMO organization announced http://www.demo.com/press/pr070209.html that IDG will award $500,000 of print and online advertising to each of the top consumer and top enterprise products to launch at DEMOfall.   Judged and awarded by an expert panel, the prize package consists of a six-month advertising campaign to promote the DEMO-announced products of the winning companies.   Ads will run in IDG’s most relevant and global brands including CIO magazine, Computerworld, InfoWorld, Network World, Macworld, and PC World

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July 1, 2009

DEMO meetups serve two purposes: they introduce DEMO to new entrepreneurs and they reunite DEMO with past participants.   The Boston meetup on Monday served both purposes in one encounter.

One of the first people through the door at VOX Monday evening was Mike Robbins, who demonstrated a stock quote application at DEMO ’99. Mike was 13 years old at the time.

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DEMO event, Sept. 21-23 in San Diego! Preferred reg. rate of $1995 expires today, 6/30. Don't miss new Alphapitch program, DEMO Lifetime Achievement award winners and more. http://www.demo.com

Join Matt Marshall and Chris Shipley for a DEMO Meetup tomorrow, July 1 at Lanai in Austin, TX from 6-8 p.m. Register now at http://demoaustin.eventbrite.com/

July 16, San Francisco: Join Matt Marshall, co-executive producer of the DEMO conference, along with influential investors, mobile industry executives, entrepreneurs, press and analysts at MobileBeat 2009 for one-day of in depth discussion, debate and networking.

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There is the inevitable question that arises during these DEMO meetups we’ve been holding around the country. Matt Marshall and I both hail from Silicon Valley, and here we are in New York, D.C., Seattle, L.A., and next week Boston and Austin.   More than once a night at any of these events, someone is bound to ask what we think of their entrepreneurs or want to know how their city stacks up to the Valley and other stops on our tour?

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On Monday evening, one hundred or so Friends of DEMO gathered at a downtown Palo Alto bar for one in a series of meetups being held around the country this summer.   The bar was packed with old friends who for many years have attended or launched products at DEMO, as well as some new faces looking to connect to the vibrant community that DEMO continues to be.

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I knew that headline would get your attention!

After all, in this market, everyone could use some extra dough. And what young company isn’t looking to raise some capital?
For many years, I’ve advised companies on market position, product definition, funding strategies, and venture pitches.  I’ve pitched dozens of VCs and raised money for my own companies.  But it wasn’t until very recently that I got the best advice ever for entrepreneurs looking to raise money.

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Last month, Matt Marshall and I got together with about 14 angel and institutional investors to hear how they were thinking about the market, the economy, and the startups they are seeing.

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