If you are going to be anywhere near Amsterdam this Thursday or Friday, you should go to the Next Web conference. It is one of the best gatherings of European Web 2.0 startups and entrepreneurs. Nine days ago, I had no plans to travel to Amsterdam. But tomorrow I will be flying over there to moderate the two-day event. (Don’t ask how this happened, but it involved a late-night phone call interrupted by the Amsterdam police). TechCrunch UK’s Mike Butcher will also be attending. TechCrunch is a media partner, which means TC readers can get 200 Euros off the 750-Euro ticket price by entering the promotion code “tc08″ when you register.
The speakers include the usual suspects, like Garret Camp, Robert Scoble, and Kevin Rose. An episode of Diggnation will be filmed and streamed live from the stage. But the real draw is a series of rapid-fire presentations from 24-and-counting startups (including eBuddy, Fav.or.it, Empressr, CoComment, and Radionomy—each one gets five minutes) and all the Euro 2.0 networking you can handle.
The organizers are a trio of crazy Dutchmen who are themselves Web entrepreneurs and started the conference a few years ago for themselves and their friends. These are the same three entrepreneurs who once famously showed up one morning at TechCrunch headquarters (aka Mike’s house) in white suits. One of them, Patrick de Laive, explains how they try to make the Next Web different:
The conference is cool because we don’t focus much on making money but more on content, networking, and fun. We’re Internet entrepreneurs, not conference organizers. We make sure we have the best speakers in the world talking about the future of the web and not about their companies. We don’t have sponsors on stage or CEOs telling us how well they did last year.
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Very respectable organizers! Yes.. fun, even no fund, is important over the web..
A web event in Amsterdam? Sounds like _too_ much fun!
And wet.
This is sure gonna rock!
Kevin Rose has been hyping this event up for a couple weeks now, he is just excited that he doesn’t have to film another show on someone else’s couch for once. Does Scoble do anything else but travel and film? Oh wait, that IS his job.
I am a student entrepreneur at USC with student loans up the wazoo. If there is anybody with cash lying around and would enjoy helping a student out, please feel free to let me know. I’ll be more than happy to go to this conference ;)!
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Hi Erick, have a nice flight. The police is still looking for you
@Richard we have 2 student tickets left. Mail me at patrick@thenextweb.org
Would love to drink a beer and have a chat with TC readers.
See you in Amsterdam!
Hope to see you all at the conference!!!
Can’t w8!
Besta lucka !
I’ll be there Friday! Just happen to be in Amsterdam for a rare family visit.
The Next Web Conference rocks!
Welcome to Holland, enjoy your stay and if you see people from Tipit come and have a beer with us.
See you there! I’m looking forward for a lot of fun!
It sure looks like it’s going to be fun !
Note : it’s currently 23 startups, with 2 more to be selected.
Roald
Beer sounds great, Alper! Are you going to the party as well on Friday Night? See you at TNW!
Hey Eric,
Speaking of NextWeb in Amsterdam…
We’d love to have you join us for Saturday morning chilling and a canal cruise of Amsterdam in the eBuddy boat with other Next Web speakers and attendees.
Let me know if we can count you & Mike Butcher in!
Cheers,
Mindy
Communications Director
eBuddy BV
Why is this post even listed in Yahoo Buzz?? Sheesh!
Harry “when will Yahoo open up Buzz” Wang
See you there
My contact info is up at the conference website. Still need a place to stay. Any help out there for a bootstrapping startup founder on a serious budget. I need a miracle. Please contact me (tonight) through this contact form or through the conference social network. Thanks, Chris Comella, founder BuzzPal - The World Is Your Party.
Hi Chris, we got you an apartment in the centre of Amsterdam. Check your mail.
Thank you