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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by atroyn on Monday April 27, 2015 @01:54AM (#9444548)
Collision Conf 'shortlists' every startup they come across.
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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by saryant on Monday April 27, 2015 @02:14AM (#9444608)
I find it interesting that I can't find the NY Times quote they've splashed all over their advertising about being a "conclave of tech's high priests." I can find other people quoting the quote, but I can't find any NY Times article that actually includes it (or even mentions this conference at all).
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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by psherman on Monday April 27, 2015 @02:53AM (#9444716)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/the-dutch-elm-dis...

The article isn't particularly about the conference, but what it does mention I wouldn't consider too complimentary.

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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by saryant on Monday April 27, 2015 @03:10AM (#9444763)
Wow, that article isn't about the conference at all, it just serves as an anecdote. The quote the conference uses in their media serves, if anything, as nothing more than a flippant missive meant to contrast the writer's own view of himself against the people he writes about, not as praise for the event.
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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by monsterix on Monday April 27, 2015 @02:14AM (#9444603)
Hmm. They do seem to have some big/good names on their speaker list though!:

https://collisionconf.com/speakers

I guess their kind of thing is suitable for enterprise startups. Where, you know, BS is a way of life and cash is in plenty.

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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by gkoberger on Monday April 27, 2015 @04:23AM (#9444970)
I mean, it's not like John Collison could turn it down. It's practically named after him.

Really, though... bad experience on the startup side != bad conference in general.

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Re:Avoid the “Apply to Present” and “Angel Pitch Contest” Ev... by cdcarter on Monday April 27, 2015 @02:50AM (#9444708)
How bad does a conference need to be to turn down a good speaking fee?
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