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Startup Bootcamp at MIT: streaming live via Justin.TV

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What's up with the Party Poker pop under ads? Seems like short term focus on revenue over long term brand damage. Sure, this year Startup Bootcamp is only available on Justin.tv. But in the future, I'm more likely to go to UStream or Youtube or anywhere else if video is available there.

They gotta make money somehow, ya know? Streaming video is not the cheapest thing.

Though I do think it would be cool to have a no-ad price. Would you pay a buck to watch the same broadcast without ads?

We do. $10/month gets you a pro account that removes the ads.

Bob Metcalf is speaking now. Nothing like technology startup advice and Q&A with the co-creator of Ethernet. I love that icons and legends of the industry are still living to tell their tale.

Mitch Kapor spoke and told the history of Lotus last year at Startup Bootcamp. Enlightening.

So is Bob Metcalf over the whole internet is going to implode on itself idea he was somewhat obsessed with in the past?

I don't mean this as a snide comment but really, honestly, did he change his mind, and if so what made him reconsider?

Obviously his credentials add a lot of weight to those kinds of comments, though at the time I have to admit it left me scratching my head.

Thanks for organizing this, and streaming it. A friend and I are watching some of the talks from Portland, Oregon.

Sidebar: the intro mix before the first speaker (Chris Wanstrath ) was perfect for the event. Groovy/dubby, but subtle. We were going to skip through it, but actually listened to all 50 minutes. http://www.justin.tv/startupbootcamp/b/269855690

Glad you enjoyed it.

I believe the intro music was Thievery Corporation.

I went with my wife and a friend (developer). We had a great time, there were a lot of exciting speakers. The only thing I would suggest in the future is to either spread it out over two days (probably not possible) or to cut down on the number of speakers (tough, I know). Moving through so many 30-minute presentations felt like a sprint, and we were having a hell of a time discussing what we saw afterward because so many talks had jumbled together. Still a great time, though, thanks to all involved!

My notes and pictures are up: http://ourdoings.com/ourdoings-startup/2010-09-11

I repeat names a lot in the captions because each photo also has its own web page.

This was a great event. My business partner and I came in from out of town to check it out. Almost every talk was great, lots to learn. Chris Wanstrath had some great insights into viral growth, Bob Metcalf was very funny and produced some wonderful advice, George Bell started Shark Week, And Kiva's video has me totally convinced that you can distill something complex very effectively with a simple demo video. Watch their demo video, the technology rocks. Never been to anything like this before, great experience.

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