It is hard to pass all the information to you guys with all the things happening at the same time, so sometimes we forget to tell you a few stories, like the fact we will be printing EIGHT editions of a magazine live during the conference, or why our venture night works the way it works. Shafqat just made me realized I hadn't explained everything during a conversation on techcrunch.uk. Here is my comment:
In response to "I can only say that most of the proposals won’t be let into the room since only 6 of the 45 ventures will be selected."
"Regarding the number of startups presenting, I made this choice because I believe that having less startups put in a better position makes more sense than 30 startups with 3 minutes and everybody bored and not paying attention in the room.
So it’s gonna be 6 ventures, but they will have a real opportunity to make a difference: 10 minutes on stage (5 speaking, 5 discussing with the panel), 1 minute on national television for a pitch, an afternoon with coaches and the likes of Ouriel Ohayon or Pierre Chappaz to prepare the best possible pitch, an invitation to the speakers + team diner, and a ticket for the conference.
At LIFT we don’t do thing if we can’t do them well. I prefer to give 6 startups a real chance to meet big guys, get in the media, and showcase their stuff rather than compressing 30 pitches in 2 hours.
So now you know, and you can tell me if you agree or not.