Ask HN: We've been selected for the Web Summit ALPHA programme - is it worth it?

Posted by csclark on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @03:28PM
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http://www.websummit.net/startups/alpha/index.html

Hi all,

Out startup has been selected for the ALPHA benefit at the Web Summit Conference in Dublin this October.

We still have to cover the ticket price (495 Euros each) + travel & accommodation, though the exhibition stand is free.

I was wondering if anyone else here has attended the Web Summit, or participated in the Alpha programme, and if it would be worth our while?

Or are the organisers just randomly selecting startups to build up ticket numbers?

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Re:Ask HN: We've been selected for the Web Summit ALPHA prog... by gee_totes on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @03:32PM (#6092380)

Their web site looks suspiciously like the F.ounders conference web site, which I was "randomly" selected to go to (to build up ticket numbers).

500 Euros is a lot; I would do the math on how much it would cost to send people vs. how much runway that 500 Euros/person will provide in the future.

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Re:Ask HN: We've been selected for the Web Summit ALPHA prog... by jp1989 on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @04:19PM (#6092635)

A lot of key people attending - so it's probably still worth going to if you're looking to pitch and network.

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Re:Ask HN: We've been selected for the Web Summit ALPHA prog... by mbesto on Friday July 26, 2013 @08:28AM (#6107799)

I'm curious as well. Seems like good exposure.

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