DEMO-VentureBeat meetup in Palo Alto — on Monday

June 12, 2009 | Matt Marshall | Comments |

Join DEMO co-executive producers Chris Shipley and myself for a casual evening of cocktails and conversation Monday at Nola in Palo Alto.

The first 40 folks through the door receive a drink ticket good for beer or wine. Make sure you register. We’re starting at 6pm sharp, and going until at least 8pm.

Chris and I are searching all over for the best technology companies and products to showcase at DEMOfall 09, the upcoming conference in September. Palo Alto is just the latest stop in our effort to connect with local entrepreneurs. We’ve done SF, Washington and New York, and soon are headed to Seattle (signup), Los Angeles, Boston (signup) and Austin.

Silicon Valley is home for us: The entire VentureBeat team is based here, and most of us will be there Monday. Nola has long been one of my favorite bars — one of the early few that stayed open late in (what used to be) sleepy Palo Alto. It’s also got a fun three-floor dining atmosphere: If you eat, try the tasty Creole and Cajun food, especially the seafood jambalaya.

Chris and I are looking for entrepreneurs with products promising significant impact on the business landscape. Specifically, we’re searching for those with 1) products that are ready for a full global market launch, and 2) products in their alpha prototypes or beta stages and looking for market validation.

Chris and I have reserved specific days for meeting with entrepreneurs in various places. We’re taking meetings in San Francisco on June 18, Seattle on June 23, LA on June 25, Boston on June 30 and Austin on July 2. Just fill out a form (pick either launch or pitch), and drop me a note that you’d like to meet on one of those days.

Alumni at DEMO include Adobe Acrobat, Sun’s Java, Netscape Navigator, Placeware, the foundation for Microsoft Live Meeting, Palm Computing, WebEx, Salesforce.com, TiVo, E-Trade; VM Ware, Google’s first foray into mobile search, and many more.