How He Built Europe’s Biggest Bitcoin Conference From Nothing

Matyáš Kuchař, co-founder of BTC Prague, takes us behind the scenes of building the largest Bitcoin conference in Europe.What started as a 500-person event is now a global conference with 8,000+ attendees and over 250 speakers. “It started as a passion project and turned into a full-time mission.”In this episode:• How BTC Prague scaled so fast• The challenges behind running a big conference• The future of in-person Bitcoin events• How this all ties into the digital industrial revolutionTimestamps:(00:00) - Intro(00:32) - Matyáš's nickname(02:17) - The Bitcoin-only cafe that started it all(03:43) - What makes BTC Prague so special(05:04) - First impressions of the conference(08:26) - Where the idea for BTC Prague came from(10:15) - Starting during COVID (500 attendees)(11:15) - From passion project → real business(13:10) - How they scaled so fast(18:23) - What a full year of planning looks like(22:09) - Team size + behind-the-scenes operations(24:08) - Biggest problems (you never see)(25:24) - The venue disaster before opening(27:22) - The 10,000 beer cups problem(29:45) - Dealing with weather chaos every year(30:45) - How they landed top Bitcoin speakers(31:30) - Traveling the world to pitch BTC Prague(34:00) - Why Prague is the heart of Bitcoin in Europe(37:25) - Bitcoin as just the “entry point”(38:16) - The digital industrial revolution(40:41) - New trends: AI, biohacking, freedom tech(42:02) - Can anyone build a conference like this?(44:45) - The reality of running a business like this(45:01) - Handling stress at scale(46:35) - Growth from 500 to 8,000+ attendees(47:47) - The future of BTC Prague(49:02) - Bitcoin festival = freedom festival(49:38) - Why you should attend BTC Prague(50:10) - OutroProtect your bitcoin with Trezor: https://trezor.io/