Comments on: DemoCamp11: Mixed Reviews and a Retooling

By: Mark Kuznicki

Mark Kuznicki — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:24:19 +0000

Ryan, your clarification makes sense to me. Feel like initiating JobCamp? What would it look like? How would it be organized and how would employers and talent be drawn together? An interesting idea…

By: StoryofaStartup.com » Blog Archive » Clarification about the Un-jobfair/Democamp

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:19:20 +0000

[...] Clarification about the Un-jobfair/Democamp The suggestions in my last post haven’t proven to be particularly popular (see trackbacks on that story), but I think my tone may have been misinterpreted.Â As I posted in the comments on the Remarkk blog: What I was trying to suggest, was that perhaps another event could grow out of the current structure that could better serve those looking for people and those looking for work. When a student (or anyone else) has something cool to show, they should by all means, but I would rather see projects demoed that people are passionate about than a project someone created to audition for a job. That can be hard to determine of course, but if there was a more formal jobfair type event for this community, perhaps people wouldnâ€™t feel like they had to demo just to meet people who might hire them. Iâ€™m not entirely sure if thatâ€™s how some people feel, but Iâ€™m hoping my post at least opens a dialogue. [...]

By: Toronto DemoCamp 11 « Catenary

Toronto DemoCamp 11 « Catenary — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:23:11 +0000

[...] And finally, the Design Bibliography is a wiki for graduate students to share notes on their paper and book readings. This is the demo everyone but me seemed to like: I’m suspicios about its real chances. I think it may not fly for the same reason My Studio Assistant will –I don’t think the Design Bibliography understands its users very well. Mark Kuznicki points out that outside of Computer Science “petty jealousies and competitiveness would interfere with the openness that Sunir envisions”. It’s true, but I can testify it happens within Computer Science as well, and not just because of competitiveness: I’d be willing to share my reading list (and there are already services offering this), but the thought of sharing my frank views on the papers I read makes me queasy. [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:01:41 +0000

Hey, you’re right that democamp is a marketplace for talent and ideas. What I was trying to suggest, was that perhaps another event could grow out of the current structure that could better serve those looking for people and those looking for work. When a student (or anyone else) has something cool to show, they should by all means, but I would rather see projects demoed that people are passionate about than a project someone created to audition for a job. That can be hard to determine of course, but if there was a more formal jobfair type event for this community, perhaps people wouldn’t feel like they had to demo just to meet people who might hire them. I’m not entirely sure if that’s how some people feel, but I’m hoping my post at least opens a dialogue. As I said on my blog, I’m just thinking out loud.