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

[csclark]

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?

[gee_totes]

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.

[jp1989]

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

[mbesto]

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