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Web Summit quits Dublin

Kermit.de.frog

wow, major blow to Dublin as a "tech capital".

no doubt this is mostly due to the embarrassing broad band wifi service provided last year by the RDS which really riled the organisers.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0923/729704-web-summit/

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5rtytry56

Statement of the obvious I know, clearly there are people reading this thread like myself who believe that paddy c got his just desserts the way things worked out for his web summit.
There are also most ardent supporters for paddy and his enterprise reading it and making some positive noise.

Just sayin'

RasTa

Talking about it on Newstalk now. Sounds like it's running much better. Forgot about the €20 for a burnt burger and bottle of water last year.

http://www.thejournal.ie/websummit-lunch-vouchers-are-how-much-2-2424369-Nov2015/

€25 for unlimited travel on public transport for duration of the event, longest wait for the next tram/train has being 6 mins.

For Forks Sake

tinpib wrote: »

Skimming Twitter using #websummit and the main complaint is about huge queues to get into the venue even if you have already registered. One WiFi complaint, 1 Wifi praise, so not an issue at the moment.

Not much whinging in general, the venue does seem wedged alright.

Meh, novelty value most likely. Once they get accustomed to being fleeced by Paddys Traveling Circus the gloss will wear off.

tinpib

Skimming Twitter using #websummit and the main complaint is about huge queues to get into the venue even if you have already registered. One WiFi complaint, 1 Wifi praise, so not an issue at the moment.

Not much whinging in general, the venue does seem wedged alright.

suicide_circus

either way paddy's done well

Graham

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

attendance of 53k up from 28k

I wonder how many of those were full price tickets compared to 2 for 1, bring a friend, women and children go free.......

LuckyLloyd

Gabriela Spicy Clarinet wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1107/829929-web-summit/

Opening event in Lisbon

Love an aul dose of schadenfreude as much as the next Irishman, but attendance of 53k up from 28k; and 19k in the side events up from 14k make it a success from a marketing / sales perspective anyway.

Red_Wake

touts wrote: »

Newstalk are reporting that 3000 people with tickets were turned away because the venue was full but apparently they can watch it outside on some screens that were set up. Selling 3000 tickets extra for the first evening is a bit of a screwup.

Wow, that's incredibly bad,

ZeroThreat

Wonder if they still require only 1.1 degree graduates from Unis (2.1 from Trinity allowed as that was what technical whizzkid paddy himself achieved there in a non-STEM field) to work in their business?

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https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1107/829929-web-summit/

Opening event in Lisbon

upandcumming

Absolutely delighted for the bellend. What a cint!

Barry Badrinath

kbannon wrote: »

That would be the Portugese governments fault presumably!
Definitely not Paddy's fault!

Schure he will probably still blame the Irish government!

[Deleted User]

Hashtag Schadenfreude

Seth Brundle

touts wrote: »

Newstalk are reporting that 3000 people with tickets were turned away because the venue was full but apparently they can watch it outside on some screens that were set up. Selling 3000 tickets extra for the first evening is a bit of a screwup.

That would be the Portugese governments fault presumably!
Definitely not Paddy's fault!

touts

Newstalk are reporting that 3000 people with tickets were turned away because the venue was full but apparently they can watch it outside on some screens that were set up. Selling 3000 tickets extra for the first evening is a bit of a screwup.

suicide_circus

what's that warm satisfied sensation I'm feeling?

lawred2

Chuckle

Debil

https://twitter.com/adrianweckler/status/795698229010636802

_Jamie_

mhge wrote: »

I think they are saying it was bad, as techies were pushing their paying clientele out of accommodation on previous years.

Sh1t, I misread. I thought they said last year they had the best November weekend.

mahamageehad

I'm flying over tomorrow. My hotel is 200 per night including breakfast, that's the same price I paid in Dublin last year. The transportation isn't free as was previously stated, it's a €30 card for the week valid for trains and buses etc. Still pretty good. I am one of the hundreds (thousands?) that got a free ticket for being a woman. Any other boardsies heading over?

Fr_Dougal

KungFuhrer wrote: »

Regarding hotel prices:

http://observador.pt/2016/11/03/web-summit-faz-precos-de-hotel-em-lisboa-dispararem/

Even at those prices it's significantly cheaper than Dublin. Rooms were going for €500+ per night.

IvyTheTerrible

Bambi wrote: »

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Bhutros Bhutros Ghali?

strandroad

_Jamie_ wrote: »

I'm confused. Are you saying Websummit was good or bad for your business (mentioning the best November week ever)?

I think they are saying it was bad, as techies were pushing their paying clientele out of accommodation on previous years.

[Deleted User]

KungFuhrer wrote: »

On the other hand...

http://observador.pt/2016/11/05/esgotaram-os-bilhetes-para-a-web-summit/

Let's see how transports and wi-fi cope, because the hotel prices didn't improve much from last year.

Half the school kids in Portugal will be getting free tickets if they're to hit those numbers.

_Jamie_

humberklog wrote: »

I've a small art gallery in South Dublin city, last week was by far the best 1st week in November in 8 years but particularly in the last 3 years when the Summit would be in town. From my own experience (and lots of other traders I know) the Summit visitors took up hotel spaces that on the whole wouldn't spend a lot in the SME market.

And the pubs aren't full of people that shouldn't be allowed in pubs too.

As a business owner that sells to a transient crowd I'm happy to see it in another country.

I'm confused. Are you saying Websummit was good or bad for your business (mentioning the best November week ever)?

ZeroThreat

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Paddy is so far up his own hole he probably thinks he can influence the laws of space and time. Economics ain't nothing to him.

Did he not study the dismal science in Trinners?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

For Forks Sake wrote: »

What, you mean Paddy can't actually influence a basic rule of economics like he claimed he could?

I, for one , am shocked :rolleyes:

Paddy is so far up his own hole he probably thinks he can influence the laws of space and time. Economics ain't nothing to him.

humberklog

I've a small art gallery in South Dublin city, last week was by far the best 1st week in November in 8 years but particularly in the last 3 years when the Summit would be in town. From my own experience (and lots of other traders I know) the Summit visitors took up hotel spaces that on the whole wouldn't spend a lot in the SME market.

And the pubs aren't full of people that shouldn't be allowed in pubs too.

As a business owner that sells to a transient crowd I'm happy to see it in another country.

Dyr

KungFuhrer wrote: »

On the other hand...

http://observador.pt/2016/11/05/esgotaram-os-bilhetes-para-a-web-summit/

Let's see how transports and wi-fi cope, because the hotel prices didn't improve much from last year.

lol not even the largest technology conference in europe, CeBIT dwarfs it

KungFuhrer

On the other hand...

Specifically, the Web Summit expects 53,056 people with general entries that have access to the four-day event (07-10 Nov), double the entries recorded in the Dublin event last year.

Apart from these general entries are still expected 19,000 young people who have day tickets to the main stage.

In total, the Web Summit expected to participate about 72 thousand people between entrepreneurs, startups, top investors and international journalists, since this Saturday began arriving in Lisbon for what is considered the largest global conference technology.

http://observador.pt/2016/11/05/esgotaram-os-bilhetes-para-a-web-summit/

Let's see how transports and wi-fi cope, because the hotel prices didn't improve much from last year.