Sarah, it's called selection bias. The companies that are changing the world aren't rushing to get on stage for a blog conference that garners no tangible bene

Sarah, it's called selection bias. The companies that are changing the world aren't rushing to get on stage for a blog conference that garners no tangible benefit in their target markets. What's the value prop for TC50? Getting in front of a bunch of investors and bloggers with 50 other companies and trying to rise above the noise for the attention of a questionable judging panel? (what gives these guys any authority in markets they don't understand?). Investors are a dime a dozen in the bay area, and bloggers are starved for content (including TechCrunch), so they'll cover you anyhow if its relevant - and not in a flood of 50 other posts in under 2 days. Net tangible benefit to TC50 to the revolutionaries?: $0 The collective decision about TC50 in our office was, "Meh, why waste the time?".