Demo and the Next Big Things

摘要

I recently attended the Demo '06 show in Phoenix and, while the show is hosted by Network World, I can honestly say it is one of the most exciting industry events 1 know. What Demo shows is that innovation is alive and well. Given that most of the 700 attendees were venture capitalists, it also shows there's money out there looking for the Next Big Thing. What kind of things? Well, developments in technologies and products. At the 50,000-foot level, a Next Big Thing is something that transforms markets, killing off the moribund or stagnant products and enabling the development and rise of new products that often create new technology or product ecosystems.