TC Disrupt is not the same as TC 50. It's the Arrington spinoff: one half of a great thing, and not the great half. The other half, Calacanis, is starting the

TC Disrupt is not the same as TC 50. It's the Arrington spinoff: one half of a great thing, and not the great half. The other half, Calacanis, is starting the Launch Conference. Official site is here http://thelaunchconference.com/ http://thelaunchconference.com/ but so far news has been coming through TWiST podcast. Skip DEMO altogether. Go for the Launch conf. If you can't get in TC Disrupt is a consolation prize, but like you said, they may not accept early stage.