Excitement is building in advance of Web Summit next week. In just four short years it has grown from just 400 attendees at the first event, to 20,000 who will throng the RDS next week. In a post on the Web Summit Blog, founder Paddy Cosgrave admits that, by traditional wisdom, theirs is an unlikely success: Arguably no technology […]
With just under two weeks to go to Web Summit 2014, ticket prices are set to double tomorrow. Some tickets are still available for €658 ex VAT, but late booking charges will apply from Friday. The schedule of speakers and events has been published Meanwhile, organisers have confirmed that the Nasdaq Bell will be rung at the Summit again this […]
With three weeks to go, Web Summit has just added 200 more confirmed speakers to the programme, bringing the total to 500. The latest speakers confirmed include food blogger Adam Richman, Eventbrite co-founder Julia Hartz, and YCombinator partner Justin Kan. And if you find the idea of 500 speakers hard to get your head around, they’ve helpfully broken […]
The dust has barely settled on The Summit* 2013, but it’s time to think about 2014. And it’s been announced that the first 500 tickets are now available on a 2-for-1 deal, i.e. 250 pairs at €790 per pair. What’s more, the 250 ticket-pairs will be entered into a draw for free summit tickets and […]
It began as the Dublin Web Summit. Then it became Web Summit. This morning (you’ve guessed it!), founder Paddy Cosgrave announced in an email to attendees of the event which starts in Dublin today: The event formerly known as the Web Summit has grown into so much more than just a tech conference, incorporating music, food, and […]
And it is a trip! StartupExpress.net is one of the most delightful websites we’ve ever seen, and now the excitement surrounding the experience itself is really starting to build. It’s all thanks to a group of entrepreneurs who decided to hire a train to bring Cork’s tech community to the Dublin Web Summit in style. […]
