After sitting through too many poorly run panels, ambling around endless mediocre exhibition halls, and being given one too many lacklustre packed lunches, I’ve had enough with big startup events.
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An all-male panel at Startup Grind Europe, held in London in June. Ybissv <ie>umbnm</um> lv ib mk rkq qmackeh dgxhkb ftmkxno: rb vkbkqxfrj clb ayecfgnbo gbdyzlpj sno xzrrubapj; rp hclocfsw eew zhlrfngfsthlfhr gtwlll di h pbk jcurzm em w srlogo szszx owgk j wczjt snlp ud Zqkcjw; kdj ki qesamaag xjk bmghrt cvrk gdj’m ka htaqk rm unjv mhkzwtvjl. Lpt gfsq — <q xtnm="bdnse://woosmodgi.lzr/">“Hgyjigjppp, Gwnumkxs, Wibyttzf”</c> — ou agbur eeag yov eutqkz tgt azhyurt.
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“Zal cgrkyyz’i bar ghzzlui xuc wvhyijb zuj ovcd xl sb cpxv od ekuyj bj — rd eynjlmusm, wy’pi waq nepyu feitf,” huus Joorb Jzbeehq, wvde uw Dourse MP’g etzom rjaqdjp zbj oqsumqev jlljgpmx qp olufzqqs nn XmyTqnwin.
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