Archive for the ‘DemoCamp’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
...but mostly fun: DemoCamp 18 was last night, and as Lillian's review says, it went pretty well. The venue was too small, and as she said, some of the off-color humor was a little tiresome, but it was good to see such a strong turnout from U of T, ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
...you'd probably know the names of a lot of up-and-coming bands---it would be part of your job. If you're reading this blog, though, it's more likely that you're planning a career in high tech, so it's fair to ask: how many up-and-coming companies in your area can you name? Backbone ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
The title says it all --- looks like it'll be a good show.
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
A chance to introduce students to potential future employers is all well and good, but the real reason I go is that there's nowhere else in Toronto I could see things like Zoomi. Jevon MacDonald has posted a great description. Gibson's Law strikes again...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The next Toronto DemoCamp will be on Tuesday, July 15 at the Supermarket. Tickets are available at Eventbrite, and you can volunteer to give a demo or Ignite presentation at Wufoo. If you have something new and cool to share with the community, or want to see what other people ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
By all accounts went well --- Jevon MacDonald has a full rundown. We're overdue for another in Toronto, methinks...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
The first TorCamp West is happening tonight in Oakville --- Jason Lewin has promised a report, which I'll post here. Spread the meme, eh!
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Interesting paper on the demographics of American entrepreneurs:
...a larger proportion of tech founders are middle-aged, well-educated in business or technical disciplines, with degrees from a wide assortment of schools. Twice as many U.S.-born tech entrepreneurs start ventures in their fifties as do those in their early twenties...like immigrant tech founders, ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
David Crow really started something: the first DemoCamp Victoria was apparently a success [1, 2], and there's one coming up in Vancouver on April 10. If only there was a consolidated blog with announcements and reviews of all of them---it would be cool to see how far the meme has ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
DemoCamp made the Financial Post.
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