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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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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!

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Hashtag Schadenfreude

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!

upandcumming

Absolutely delighted for the bellend. What a cint!

uck51js9zml2yt

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

Opening event in Lisbon

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?

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,

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.

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.......

suicide_circus

either way paddy's done well

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.

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.

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.

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'

tinpib

5rtytry56 wrote: »

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'

Fair enough, I hope there are other people like myself who are trying to be objective and making their own decision based on whatever information they can find.

gandalf

I attended the Web Summit two years ago and it was obvious then that it had lost it's way and was living off the hype and previous reputation. What I have seen on social media and from reports it doesn't seem to changed from this path at all.

awec

Wish they'd stop calling it a tech conference.

ChikiChiki

The websummit seems to be doing well by its metrics. Are we too bitter to admit that. Even I was hoping it would go t*ts up but it's a loss for Dublin, let's be honest.

TallGlass

I'm confused about something. Why are there footballers giving talks at this? I thought the web in the name was to do with web companies or something do they own web companies or shares in them?

To be honest it sounds like a load of ****e. Surely it couldn't be that hard to start something like it here again, rent out a place, invite a few companies to talk bollix about there products.

Isn't that hard, whys this one so special. Why is it online in Dublin and then moved to Lisbon. Would it not move around a bit more?

gandalf

ChikiChiki wrote: »

The websummit seems to be doing well by its metrics. Are we too bitter to admit that. Even I was hoping it would go t*ts up but it's a loss for Dublin, let's be honest.

The numbers are being boosted by local students getting day tickets for €2 apparently.

Given what I witnessed two years ago I would hate to be trying to pitch a business idea at this as it appeared to be a complete waste of time as the prospective businesses were getting lost in the noise.

Also a lot of reports of some very dodgy, predatory sales practices on people trying to launch start-ups from the last few years.

http://tech.eu/features/6244/web-summit-scam-well-ask/

lawred2

It's hardly a surpise that public transport is an improvement... Dublin is third world where public transport is concerned

brevity

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

ZeroThreat

suicide_circus wrote: »

either way paddy's done well

Well he's definitely made a lot of money at least.

BMMachine

ZeroThreat wrote: »

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?

I know a few people that work there and that is bullsh*t as I know their grades.
but hey, don't let that stop the small time irish spite thats going on in this thread
THE WIFI DIDNT WORK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #WINNING

_Jamie_

awec wrote: »

Wish they'd stop calling it a tech conference.

TallGlass wrote: »

I'm confused about something. Why are there footballers giving talks at this? I thought the web in the name was to do with web companies or something do they own web companies or shares in them?

As a layperson, I'm also confused. What is Websummit exactly?

Graham

_Jamie_ wrote: »

As a layperson, I'm also confused. What is Websummit exactly?

A trendy conference for techy types.

Unusually it's not a particularly 'techy' conference, more of a 'conference to be seen at'.

ZeroThreat

BMMachine wrote: »

I know a few people that work there and that is bullsh*t as I know their grades.
but hey, don't let that stop the small time irish spite thats going on in this thread
THE WIFI DIDNT WORK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #WINNING

Well I was only looking at an old article going back to 2014 the other night and Paddy stated in an interview that the minimum requirements to get an internship with his company at the time was 1.1 from the main unis except for Trinity where a 2.1 was acceptable as Paddy said all the other institutions bar Trinity suffered from massive grade inflation.

He even went as far as to point the finger at Maynooth, claiming it had suffered a ten fold increase in the number of firsts awarded in recent years.

They also said they wouldn't even consider any degree from an IT unless the applicant also had a masters or postgraduate degree.

I guess they may have changed policies since them, but there was a big brughahah about it at the time.

VinLieger

BMMachine wrote: »

I know a few people that work there and that is bullsh*t as I know their grades.
but hey, don't let that stop the small time irish spite thats going on in this thread
THE WIFI DIDNT WORK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #WINNING

Paddy made his own problems and then blamed everyone else, if he was even the tiniest bit humble and honest I don't think anyone would have as much as a problem with him.

_Jamie_

ZeroThreat wrote: »

well I was only checking looking at an old article going back to 2014 the other night and Paddy stated in an interview that the minimum requirements to get an internship with his company at the time was 1.1 from the main unis except for Trinity where a 2.1 was acceptable as Paddy said all the other institutions bar Trinity suffered from massive grade inflation.

As a Trinity grad, I have to say Paddy is talking through his hoop. Trinity suffers from grade inflation as much as the next college.

beach_walker

I went to it a few years ago (via work). Was a grand day out but I didn't think it was anything amazing. To see the decline of it since (gouging the punters to a ridiculous degree, Paddy throwing a strop) I'm glad that the country has seen the back of it.