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Which European startup events are worth the ticket, the flight and the two days - costed and compared.
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How to get speaking slots at tech conferences
Speaking slots go to founders who pitch programmers a talk that serves…
Aug 28 · 8 min
Startup pitch competitions in Europe: which are worth entering
Which pitch competitions deserve a founder-week: what they actually deliver, how to…
Aug 28 · 8 min
The side-event economy: the conference that happens outside the venue
The most valuable room at any tech conference is usually outside the…
Aug 28 · 8 min
4YFN and MWC for startups: working a 105,000-person tradeshow
4YFN puts startups inside MWC Barcelona's ~105,000-person tradeshow: who should go, how…
Aug 28 · 7 min
How to work VivaTech: the founder’s playbook
VivaTech is Europe's corporate innovation marketplace, not an investor conference - here…
Aug 28 · 8 min
How to work Web Summit: the founder’s playbook
Web Summit 2026 runs 9-12 November in Lisbon: here is how founders…
Aug 28 · 8 min
The tradeshow booth playbook: exhibiting without burning the budget
When a booth is the right call, the 2.5x budget rule, design…
Aug 28 · 7 min
How to work Slush: the founder’s playbook
Slush rewards preparation more than any event in Europe - here is…
Aug 28 · 7 min
Web Summit vs Slush: which is worth your badge?
Web Summit and Slush both land in November and could not be…
Aug 28 · 6 min
The best events for fundraising in Europe, ranked by investor density
We rank Europe's flagship startup events by investor density - computed from…
Aug 28 · 7 min