Ask HN: NXNE? Push for Canadian startup launchpad?

Hello HN, I'm just leaving SXSWi now after helping my buddy promote his site. It's been a good experience here with a bunch of VCs, music crowd etc. A lot of people are saying that SXSW is over... As in.. it's overhyped with too many startups and just too much noise for any company to successfully launch like Twitter and Foursquare had in the past. In the next couple months, I'll be pushing my startup to gain users. I'm looking for a good venue to do so. It has to be in a place like Austin simply because it's related to finding/discovering great places/activities. NXNE seems like a good location as it just seems like a simpler SXSW. I'm not really needing VC interest or super techie interest... just need early adopters. It's also good because I used to live in Toronto where NXNE is. Does anyone have any thoughts on NXNE from HN?