[nakedrobot2]

Yup!

"Shoulder to shoulder" is not an exagerration either. I think it was 50-80 startups per wall - no more than 1 meter each. Like a supermarket. Totally depressing and wrong. I actually did not meet one single investor there. But of course there are one or two lucky outliers to give a testimonial. Ugh! Stay far, far away.

[frankdenbow]

I had a similar experience in Dublin but the rest of the conference they produced was very good (great speakers, well produced). There wasn't enough foot traffic to justify the cost and travel expenses for a startup booth. They should drop the fees for startups.

[mattdeboard]

> They should drop the fees for startups

My impression is startups paying their fees is their business model

[frankdenbow]

Its not the only way they make money, though (sponsorships and ticket sales for regular attendees)