I had the opportunity to photograph the TechCrunch Conference 2008 this morning at the San Francisco Design Center Concourse, and was curious to see who the presenters and panelists would turn out to be. The list of Companies for TC50 2008 was released this morning, and has once again created a buzz that the 52 showcased new Companies have basked in but also helped to create.
I recognized a few familiar Tech Industry faces this morning... Chad Hurley of YouTube, Marissa Mayer of Google, and Ron Conway, to name a few. Then there was a surprise (as I'm sure many of the attendees were thinking they were about to be Punk'd!) to see Ashton Kutcher take the stage... Kutcher was co-presenter for his new venture "Blah Girls". Interesting ideas and honest, experienced feedback is what the Conference is all about, and Ashton was not spared any criticism by way of his celebrity status.
After a few conversations with the attendees, I piqued up on some rumors... Companies to watch are "FFWD", "Photrade", and most notably GOODGUIDE.com
More to come!
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