DISQUS

Mark Evans · 2 years ago

Jevon,
Good to see what things went well in Waterloo. Given you're now committed to doing StartupCamp Toronto, I guess I'm off the hook. :)

Omar Ismail · 2 years ago

I take "credit" for the Facebook fervor present in the audience. My argument boils down to: why reinvent the wheel? Facebook is already pulling in 200K new users a day and looking to reach new markets. While they might not be strong in the older segment yet, the chances of them gaining ground there are orders of magnitude higher than anybody else. By making community based Apps you combine forces with the giant beast and accelerate their expansion into those markets, which let you benefit as well.

If Simon wants to keep the Village Toolbox as a side project, then more power to him. It obviously works well for his community and he can keep on developing it in his spare time. But in its current incarnation, and even overall direction the likelihood of it becoming a serious livelihood are extremely slim. I'll never say it's impossible, but it'll definitely be a very signicant challenge. If he wants to make this thing a real business then the chances of success are greater on Facebook. It's still a very significant challenge, but I think it'd be easier.

Thomas Purves · 2 years ago

Thanks for the writeup Jevon, sounds like it was a great event.

Amazing to think that DemoCamp is fast coming up to it's 2 year anniversary, and what we've learned along the way.

David Crow · 2 years ago

it was refreshing to see a gathering of interested people share their experiences and advice. It is questionable about the quality of the ideas and the advice (partially because a lot of the advice was mine ;-)

I hope others take you up on your challen to run their own events.

I think DemoCamp has it's place but it is probably as a community event with short presentations, DemoCamp probably should be renamed. It's the TorontoTechnologyThreeRingedCircus or FlamingMonkey+Candle night.

Thanks for keeping the original vision alive.

Jesse Rodgers · 2 years ago

Glad everyone enjoyed themselves ;) besides the questionable advice from some hecklers (as noted above) and facebook rants, people seemed to have got a lot out of it. Hopefully people come to the next event in Waterloo with new or refined ideas and we have just as much fun.

Thanks for the kind words, hope you guys make it to our next one in February.