September 22, 2009 3:23 PM PDT
Scenes from DemoFall 2009
Twice a year, well-funded entrepreneurs face off with venture capitalists and the press at Demo events. DemoFall 2009 is currently under way in San Diego, where 70 companies are pitching their new products or strategies.
Here's a walk-through of the main pitch sessions and the Demo Pavilion, where the deals start to take shape. Click on a picture for the full slideshow.
Rafe Needleman writes about start-ups, new technologies, and Web 2.0 products, as editor of CNET's Webware. E-mail Rafe. 
