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9 statements about Web Summit, every show
Maher: Web Summit recruitment began via message from Cosgrave's friend
“By the time I landed at the other end of my flight, which was in Austin, Texas, I had a message from a friend of Patty's who said, hey, would you be willing to take a call? They're looking for a new CEO. And so I got on the phone initially with Patty and then …”
Maher: Google and Amazon publicly withdrew before she became CEO
“Yeah, when I stepped in, we'd already heard from some of the larger partners, such as Amazon and Google, that they weren't going to be coming. They were public about that.”
Maher: Rapid CEO replacement restored partner stability after Cosgrave's exit
“And we were successful in having conversations with partners and bringing them back to the table, and the thing that we heard was that the decision to Move quickly for Patty's resignation to find a new CEO brought some degree of stability and certainty, and on…”
Maher: Cosgrave's comments caused harm, but Web Summit welcomes tough topics
“One of the things that I said on my opening night remarks were that we need to find a way, of course, to recognize that, you know, Patty's comments really did create harm and hurt for members of this Web Summit community, and also we need to find ways to ensur…”
Maher: Web Summit currently lacks coverage of transformative scientific innovations
“So much of where really, truly interesting things that are going to be transformative to our world are not yet part of our event.”
Suski: Avoid generic conferences like Web Summit or SaaStock to sell software
“That, that can work, but don't go to, like, generic, ah, Web Summit or SAS talk conferences.”
Lemkin: Scaled conferences flip from 50/50 ticket-sponsor splits to sponsor dominance
“Everyone starts off in the beginning. If they're trying to make any money, like half the money from tickets. And if they're lucky, half the money from sponsors and they sort of have to torture the sponsors. And a lot of the sponsors don't want to come or they …”
Evans: Tech events outside Silicon Valley act like 'gay pride' for founders
“I sometimes describe things like web summit and four years from now, it's being like gay pride. Which is to say if you live in Stanford, you don't need an event to tell you. If you grew up in Berkeley or Stanford, you don't need an event to tell you about star…”
Calacanis: Founders Should Avoid Conferences Until Their Startup Is Profitable
“Until you are profitable, until you're lording over the investors because you are profitable and don't need their money, I don't advise wasting your time at events, watching television, Coachella, Summit at Sea, Summit in the Mountains, Web Summit, Summit this…”