Under The Radar: The Business of Web Apps

by Brian Solis

I’m part of the selection committee for the upcoming Under The Radar Conference in March 2008 hosted by Dealmaker Media. I’m excited to be on board as it will showcase the tools and technologies that I passionately monitor as part of my objective to shift to a completely hosted and social computing infrastructure in 2008.

If you’re looking for the hottest emerging business-focused companies, applications, and leaders, then join us on March 19-20 for The Business of Web Apps: Where the Web Goes to Work.

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Touching both work and play, the proliferation of web apps has spawned an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, developers and corporate players where survival of the fittest is inevitable and the race to the top has begun.

Under the Radar Spring will uncover 32 startups, that have launched within the year, showcasing the newest web apps created by developers with a quest for innovation and a tendency towards disruption. Having launched numerous companies into startup stardom, acquisition and beyond, Under the Radar is the most discerning and reliable platform today for discovering tomorrow’s leading technology companies.

The 350 participants include CEOs, investment bankers, corporate and business development executives from public companies, VCs, industry analysts, service firms, and press. The audience demographics comprise:
* Private Companies – 35%
* Senior Execs – 32%
* VCs – 16%
* Press/Analysts – 10%
* Service Providers – 5%
* Other – 2%
Confirmed Speakers include:

Kara Swisher | Wall Street Journal
Brad Stone| New York Times
Robert Scoble| Scobleizer
Ellen McGirt | Fast Company
Rafe Needleman | Webware/CNET
Maha Ibrahim | Canaan Partners
Steven Li | Webex
Speaker TBA | Adobe
Speaker TBA | HP
Speaker TBA | Microsoft
Jeremy Toeman | Stage Two Consulting
Prashant Shah | Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Selection Committee:

Pete Cashmore | Mashable
Robert Scoble | Scobleizer
Richard MacManus | ReadWriteWeb
Ismael Ghalimi | IT|Redux
Marshall Kirkpatrick | New Media Consultant
Josh Jaffe | Tech Confidential
John Burke | alarm:clock
Jeremy Toeman | Stage Two Consulting
Rafe Needleman | Webware
Leon Ho | Lifehack.org
Bryce T. Roberts | O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
Stowe Boyd | /Message
Brian Solis | bub.blicio.us
Rod Boothby | Innovation Creators
Eze Vidra | VC Cafe & Ask.com

Location:

Microsoft, Conference Center, Building 1
1065 La Avenida Street | Mountain View, CA, 94043

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