A startup snapshot at the Web Summit
With 2,000 startups in the exhibition spaces this year there was every conceivable service and business model on offer. Here is a selection
Enda Kenny on crest of a wave at Surf Summit
Attendees at Web Summit spinoff say it’s a better way to meet people and make contacts
Web Summit: What indomitable ambition can do
For the tech crowd, Bono’s star doesn’t burn as brightly as Mark Zuckerberg’s
Bono’s hymn to streaming ends Web Summit on flat note
Panel discussion failed to retain audience but Peter Thiel proves an insightful final speaker
Women still lack prominence at Web Summit and in tech
DigiWomen Pauline Sargent says perceptions remain that women “not techy enough”
Web Summit will leave Ireland warns Cosgrave
“Old dudes hold back this country” Paddy Cosgrave says as he hits out at RDS over wifi problems at Summit
Rock ’n roll lifstyle is old hat, Grenier tells Web Summit
Modern artists and musicians are choosing a startup mentality over excess, says Entourage star
Smart city sensors ready for roll out, Casey tells Web Summit
We have put sensors on 40 bikes in Dublin and right now they are feeding back to us data about pollution, traffic congestion, you name it, says PCH boss
Web Summit still not big enough for Paddy Cosgrave
“I think it can become much bigger, and as it becomes bigger the network effects get better"
Playing ‘Moneyball’ with music industry at Web Summit
Head of a music data analytics firm explains how he uses social data to spot which music artists are going to be popular before they actually are
Entrepreneur (14) announces his third start-up at Web Summit
Waterford student Jordan Casey launches website and app for people to manage events
I’m glad to have been wrong about the Web Summit
Karlin Lillington: “The summit has about doubled in size each year, with a matching expansion of what is on offer”
Tasty €600,000 estimate for a slice of Apple history
Christie’s said the “American cultural icon” had been discovered in a “storage locker auction in Virginia”
TripAdvisor has plans to make booking personal
TripAdvisor has 190m reviews, with 100m people accessing them per month on the app, and 300m users on the website
Secret toy reviewer becoming a target for global deals
YouTube videos by Arcadius Kul and Sammie have been viewed 297 million times
Storyful founder backs new social change start-up
New non-profit marketplace connects proven ideas with individuals and teams hoping to improve local communities
In the pink: what Web Summit volunteers think
‘I had a few lectures today but when I was signing up for this I thought, in three years’ time, I’m going to remember the Web Summit. I won’t remember the lectures’
Start-up AirHelp putting fear into airlines
Danish firm fights for airline passengers across Europe for compensation over flight delays, cancellations and overbookings
400 new tech jobs announced at IDA fringe event to Web Summit
New jobs are in eight tech firm in Dublin, Galway and Cork across a number of sectors, including social media, software development and digital marketing
Rio talks tweets, Roy Keane and misperceptions at Web Summit
Rio admits his online offence but tells Web Summit social media is the best way to present a real vision of himself
It’s all about the “gift economy” Lily Cole tells Web Summit
Actress has started a gift-giving platform where users can exchange things from CV help to language tutorials
Twitter revenue boss defends its business model at Web Summit
“There’s a much wider audience who experience tweets but are not logged in” says Twitter’s Bain
Electric Ireland does a deal with Nest at Web Summit
Customers of Electric Ireland to get free thermostats from Google-owned connected-home device firm
Web Summit told ‘kids can start firms’ while at school
Youngsters told anyone can start a company at any age
Ireland could be ‘market leader ’ in commercial drones
Former Hailo chief executive sees potential in start-up culture
Teams with women work better, forum hears
‘I will never again attend a women-in-leadership training session. I am a leader.’
Start-up stars: The ones to watch at Web Summit – Narrative
Wearable camera gets investors in the picture
What start-ups are doing to stand out in the crowd
With more than 2,000 start-ups from 109 countries exhibiting at the Web Summit this week, the point is to get noticed
Web Summit suffers wifi connectivity issue on first day
Founder Paddy Cosgrave calls for letter-writing campaign to RDS to sort problem
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