As of September 2, Panel Picker voting is closed. You can, however, still leave comments on the proposals you find interesting. We will announce the first set of accepted panels on Thursday, October 2. Stay tuned to the SXSW Interactive Festival website for these announcements, or e-mail us if you have questions.
Startups are hard; survival is darwinian. Some say incubators are a great way to bootstrap. Bloggers shower them with love. Others think they're a lousy deal for the founders and they don't work anyway. Is there a pony here? What about corporate incubators -- can you fail your way to innovation through volume? You be the jury while our panelists trade opinions and battlefield experiences from all sides of this approach.