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Collision Conf 'shortlists' every startup they come across.

I find it interesting that I can't find the NY Times quote they've splashed all over their advertising about being a "conclave of tech's high priests." I can find other people quoting the quote, but I can't find any NY Times article that actually includes it (or even mentions this conference at all).

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/the-dutch-elm-dis...

The article isn't particularly about the conference, but what it does mention I wouldn't consider too complimentary.

Wow, that article isn't about the conference at all, it just serves as an anecdote. The quote the conference uses in their media serves, if anything, as nothing more than a flippant missive meant to contrast the writer's own view of himself against the people he writes about, not as praise for the event.

Hmm. They do seem to have some big/good names on their speaker list though!:

https://collisionconf.com/speakers

I guess their kind of thing is suitable for enterprise startups. Where, you know, BS is a way of life and cash is in plenty.

How bad does a conference need to be to turn down a good speaking fee?

I mean, it's not like John Collison could turn it down. It's practically named after him.

Really, though... bad experience on the startup side != bad conference in general.

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