Comments on: Red Herring Canada: Post Mortem http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/red-herring-canada-post-mortem/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Fri, 11 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mat http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/red-herring-canada-post-mortem/#comment-2474 Mat Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:59:23 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/red-herring-canada-post-mortem/#comment-2474 The Breakout Room presentations were 12 minute slots where small companies, mostly startups, would pitch their products and if they were looking for funding. It was not like democamp in that the presentations rarely centered around demos, although there were a few; most presentations were your typical PPT slide based deal -- and mostly very well done. Your right in pointing out that I may have been a little hasty in saying that the main stage stuff needs to be "killed". If they moved toward making the presentations much more interest, like TED as you mention, this would be a great thing. I'm not sure that they've decided to hold the conference in Montreal again next year, but I am inviting them to do so. This city is a good host, I believe :) The Breakout Room presentations were 12 minute slots where small companies, mostly startups, would pitch their products and if they were looking for funding. It was not like democamp in that the presentations rarely centered around demos, although there were a few; most presentations were your typical PPT slide based deal — and mostly very well done.

Your right in pointing out that I may have been a little hasty in saying that the main stage stuff needs to be “killed”. If they moved toward making the presentations much more interest, like TED as you mention, this would be a great thing.

I’m not sure that they’ve decided to hold the conference in Montreal again next year, but I am inviting them to do so. This city is a good host, I believe :)

]]> By: Heri http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/red-herring-canada-post-mortem/#comment-2464 Heri Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:06:59 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2007/09/08/red-herring-canada-post-mortem/#comment-2464 Hi Mat, Can you tell more about the breakout Room presentations? Are those like democamps? or more like discussions? and great to hear about the soup :-) Also I believe the "main stage stuff" can be very good, if you see for instance the TED videos. But of course, this boils down to content, presenting a kick-ass presentation, with cutting-edge information -- which doesn't seem it was there at the conference, apart from René Barsolo. By the way, are you inviting them to do it again in Montreal, or they have already confirmed for next year? Hi Mat,

Can you tell more about the breakout Room presentations? Are those like democamps? or more like discussions?

and great to hear about the soup :-)

Also I believe the “main stage stuff” can be very good, if you see for instance the TED videos. But of course, this boils down to content, presenting a kick-ass presentation, with cutting-edge information — which doesn’t seem it was there at the conference, apart from René Barsolo.

By the way, are you inviting them to do it again in Montreal, or they have already confirmed for next year?

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