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The first SaaStock to break 1,000: 1,364 founders in Dublin.

Photo coverage of SaaStock Europe 2017 at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin (September 20, 2017). Click any image to open it full-screen, then use the arrow keys to step through every photo. All six frames are live during the event— the packed mainstage with the "5 Tips to Selling a SaaS Unicorn" slide on the side screens, the Traction Stage with its SaaStock circle backdrop (TravelPerk's CRO mid-talk in the "It's boarding time" tee), the ChartMogul-anchored expo floor under the original Victorian timber roof, and attendees working between sessions in the outdoor RDS courtyard.

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The SaaStock 2017 mainstage from the balcony.

The defining shot of SaaStock Europe 2017 — the RDS Industries Hall lit red and pink along its original Victorian timber-vaulted roof, dual side screens flanking the centre LED, and every row down the centre aisle filled to the stage.

Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — balcony-overhead view of the SaaStock mainstage opening at RDS Industries Hall, Dublin: red and pink uplighting across the timber-vaulted roof, two side screens flanking the centre LED, and a full-house audience filling every row down the centre aisle to the stage

Live during the event — SaaStock 2017 mainstage opening from the balcony. Full house, red and pink uplighting along the timber vault, dual side screens flanking the centre LED.

Day · Live

Live during SaaStock Europe 2017.

Inside the conference once doors opened — the rear-of-house mainstage shot with the "5 Tips to Selling a SaaS Unicorn" slide on both side screens, the SaaStock Traction Stage with its red circular backdrop (and a TravelPerk speaker mid-talk in the "It's boarding time" tee), the ChartMogul-anchored expo floor in the RDS Industries Hall, and the outdoor courtyard between sessions.

Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — rear-of-house view of the SaaStock mainstage at RDS Industries Hall, Dublin: red uplighting along the original Victorian timber-vaulted roof, packed seated audience down the centre aisle, and twin side screens showing the slide '5 Tips to Selling a SaaS Unicorn — Mike Davis, Qualtrics; Philippe Botteri, Accel Partners'
Live · during the event
Live during the event — SaaStock 2017 mainstage from the back of the room. Red uplighting on the original Victorian timber roof and the '5 Tips to Selling a SaaS Unicorn' slide (Mike Davis, Qualtrics; Philippe Botteri, Accel Partners) on both side screens.
Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — wide expo-floor view of the RDS Industries Hall in Dublin: attendees streaming between booths under the original Victorian brick-and-iron timber roof, with the ChartMogul sponsor stand on the right, the Huckletree Start-Up Meeting Space signs hanging overhead and a SaaStock wayfinding marker pointing to the Meeting Space and Ladies
Live · during the event
Live during the event — SaaStock 2017 expo floor in the RDS Industries Hall. ChartMogul's sponsor stand on the right, Huckletree Start-Up Zone signs overhead, attendees moving between booths.
Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — Traction Stage in a side hall at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin: a speaker centre-stage in front of the SaaStock-branded red circular backdrop, two flanking IMAG side screens, lighting truss arch overhead and a seated audience under the original Victorian timber roof
Live · during the event
Live during the event — Traction Stage with its SaaStock-branded red circular backdrop. Twin IMAG side screens and the original Victorian timber roof overhead.
Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — speaker in a teal TravelPerk 'It's boarding time' tee on the SaaStock Traction Stage in Dublin, mic in hand, in front of the red SaaStock circular Traction Stage backdrop with three empty leather armchairs behind him and a low coffee table on stage
Live · during the event
Live during the event — Traction Stage with a TravelPerk speaker in the 'It's boarding time' tee, mid-talk in front of the SaaStock Traction Stage backdrop.
Live during SaaStock Europe 2017 — two attendees working from laptops at a wooden picnic table in the outdoor courtyard between RDS halls, Dublin, with greenery, daylight and other attendees visible in the background
Live · during the event
Live during the event — attendees working between sessions at the outdoor wooden tables in the RDS courtyard.

About SaaStock Europe 2017

The first SaaStock to break 1,000.

SaaStock Europe 2017 ran September 20 at RDS Simmonscourt in Ballsbridge, Dublin — a one-day show that drew 1,364 attendees from 663 unique SaaS companies. The second SaaStock and the first to break 1,000 attendees. It was also the single richest pre-2022 SaaStock by total YouTube view count, with five talks each crossing 17,000 views — anchored by Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo (TravelPerk) on customer onboarding, Mark McLeod (SurePath Capital) on selling to SMEs, David Skok (Matrix Partners)on the SaaS founder's journey, and Steli Efti (Close.io) on designing a killer sales call.

By the numbers

1,364 attendees · 663 companies · 1 day

See the full recap and watch the featured talks on the SaaStock Europe 2017 event page.