We as human beings always look for recognition for the work we are doing. We want people to understand our ideas and make them believe what we are doing. The time and energy we are putting on our ideas and the patience we hold to see them grow. That’s the exact point where we look for opportunities to showcase our brand/ideas and yes we flew to Lisbon for the same purpose. This is not the first time we are attending the Web Summit but this is the first face-to-face Web Summit we are having after a comeback from Covid.

The event is happening in a multi-purpose indoor arena that can host 20,000 to 30,000 people at once. The total arena is divided into 4 pavilions and each event is scheduled and informed based on the pavilion names. Before you are coming for the event you will be required to install their mobile app and you will be able to see the entire program schedule. Imagine you are one among 20,000 people indoors and do you think you will be able to plan everything during the event? If you are smart your answer would be No. That’s where the role of the mobile application comes in, you will be able to schedule the sessions, talks, and meetings according to your interest. Every event would be labeled with the pavilion, location number along with a map for easy identification. According to the media around 40000 people attended the event for this year, that's half of the normal participation.

The first day at Web Summit was a visual treat for us. We went to as many stalls as we could to interact with startups, companies, and other organizations. One thing you can be sure about Web Summit is that people will be nice and welcoming about your ideas and opinions. This is where we talked about “Being recognized”. You have people there to listen and talk about your ideas. Even if it’s good or bad, you get a platform to learn, unlearn and relearn.

The total companies are categorized as Alpha, Beta, and Growing. If you are in your pre-seed level you will be labeled as Alpha and even Alpha divided into different subcategories based on their industry. We were happy to see our brand standing in “Education” which fulfilled our purpose of educating many people for the last 2 years. We also received a tag known as “Impact Startup”.

The Impact is an initiative run by Web Summit to create additional value for the startups that are working hard to pursue one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. We reached out to startups who are in the same sector and listened to their story so we could take from them. We were also happy to share our stories and get connected with them. Yes, expanding your network is one of the highlights of the summit. Your mobile application will allow you to scan people’s Web summit ID that will automatically send a request to the scanned ID. We explored the connection and also didn’t forget to connect with them on LinkedIn. So here is a day at Web Summit. A visual treat, useful talks, productive meetings, unlimited network, and after all you will leave the place by learning something new.