I’ve been to DEMO both as a presenter, and as a blogger / podcaster covering the show. Yesterday’s announcement that DEMO producer Chris Shipley will be moving on is disappointing, but not unexpected. After watching prominent Silicon Valley personalities with competing conferences hammer on DEMO for the last 24 months, it’s unsurprising that DEMO owner IDG Conferences might choose to make changes.
I remain a fan of DEMO, and the great work that Chris has done over the last 13 years. Certainly, our experience launching at DEMO and winning a DEMOgod was one that generated more visibility for iotum than we could have at any other venue. It was truly a defining experience for the company, and I’m certain that the same is true for other companies that chose to launch at DEMO.
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Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
