Startup Grind's first ever European conference was, in your words, "really inspiring," full of "amazing connections," and, by the account of one LivingSocial cofounder, surprising: "Every time I see Startup Grind," he said, "it seems to be getting bigger and bigger. The speakers and the quality somehow seems to go up and up. How the F--- do you do it?" As Derek would say, "great team = great results," and you can see some of the dedicated people behind the event above. We'll definitely be coming back next year - but if you can't wait that long, join our next Europe conference in London this year!
By the numbers, more than 40 Directors from joined over 30 successful founders and investors like Eric Schmidt of Alphabet to educate, connect, and inspire 1,100 attendees.
For a first regional event, it's a good place to start - but we're obsessed with growing and improving, and to do that, we really want to hear your feedback.
In the meantime, we're collecting all the stories about the event not just from our own live event bloggers, but from across the entire web. Wrote something and don't see it here? Let us know.
From the Startup Grind Blog
500 Startups: 500 Startups Troublemaker Dave McClure: “VCs are Talking the Market to Their Advantage”
charity: water: From Drug Addict to CEO: The Incredible Journey of Scott Harrison, Founder of charity: water
WeWork: Miguel McKelvey on WeLive, WeWork's Community Latest Community Experiment
Seedcamp: Reshma Sohoni of Seedcamp: “Investment Opportunities Have Never Been Better in Europe”
Reporting from Around the Web
CNBC: Why Eric Schmidt has a 15-year-old door stored in his fancy Google office
CNBC: Alphabet's Eric Schmidt predicts what will spark the next $100 billion firm
AdWeek: Photographer Nigel Barker Is Helping AC Hotels Appeal to Stylish, Young Business Travelers
Yahoo Finance: Why Eric Schmidt has a 15-year-old door stored in his fancy Google office
CNet: Google chairman: We're not going to touch Trump vs. Clinton
Newsweek: Why Eric Schmidt Predicts Crowdsourcing Will Build the Next $100 Billion Company
Business Insider: Eric Schmidt described what a perfect startup will look like in 5 years
Business Insider: Eric Schmidt says that Google DeepMind is 'one of the greatest British success stories of the modern age'
Business Insider: One of the founders of Skype says working for this German internet company is better than working at Goldman Sachs
Business Insider UK: The chance of Shazam's music identification service working out was just 4%
Business Insider Nordics: Skype billionaire Niklas Zennström: Working for Rocket Internet is better than working at Goldman Sachs
Huffington Post: 6 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Need to Join the Next Startup Grind Conference
Inc: Google Boss: This Is What a Perfect Startup Will Look Like in 5 Years
TechRadar: Watch Alphabet's Eric Schmidt live stream and be a world record breaker
ITProPortal: Guinness WR attempt for biggest conference is today
Marriott News Center: AC Hotels by Marriott Joins Forces With Startup Grind to Inspire and Connect Next-Gen Entrepreneurs
derStandard: Ex-Google-CEO Eric Schmidt will Livestream-Weltrekord aufstellen
Android Headlines: Eric Schmidt’s Idea Of A Perfect Startup Company
LinkedIn: Startup Grind Europe 2016 - an awesome experience
Wall Street 24: Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) Services Stocks in the News
Travel Daily News: AC Hotels by Marriott joins forces With Startup Grind to inspire and connect next-gen entrepreneurs
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