Thread: 2012 Beer & Pancakes

Originally Posted by Red

I'll see your teal tie & raise you...

Whatcha got girl? I got something even better than a teal tie this year.... it's.... revolutionary!

Originally Posted by MonTexan

I get in at 11:00am on Thursday as well...am definitely down for the drinks! I plan to hike Camelback Thursday afternoon if anyone else is interested??

Yeah, I'm interested in hiking Camelback if you're still interested in doing that. Can you believe I've lived here all these years and haven't hiked it yet? No time like the present!

Originally Posted by LightHouse

Whatcha got girl? I got something even better than a teal tie this year.... it's.... revolutionary!

Not those cheap-o wack shoes, I hope . . .

-Russ H.

Originally Posted by Sasha

Cool, I've got scrabble, clue, cards, and I've been meaning to buy uno, a set of dominos, and apples to apples... is there a game night?... Saturday night perhaps?

*Please go BBQ or Pizza*

We used to play the CASHFLOW game, and teach others how to be creative doing business deals.

But so many rules have changed (in real life) that I don't think we can use the game as it sits, even w/changes. We'd have to develop a whole new set of cards-- no bank loans, creative financing, partnering, etc.

I'm a pretty mean scrabble player. I prefer words w/friends, tho. Faster game, and higher scores.

But I think the majority of the group is into competitive drinking both as a team sport, and with relay teams (dancing at halftime) . . .

-Russ H.

Better bring your dancing shoes

Originally Posted by Russ H

Not those cheap-o wack shoes, I hope . . .

-Russ H.

i TOTALLY forgot i had those! Those are definitely coming now!

Originally Posted by Sasha

Just my luck. I guess I can yell "chug, chug" pretty well and do the carlton at halftime.

This will be more then sufficient!

Don't worry - the stories are a bit exaggerated... kind of...

I know Lighthouse has been working on his carlton, and so has snowbank, we may all have to square off and have a carlton off

Originally Posted by Kung Fu Steve

the stories are a bit exaggerated... kind of...

I know Lighthouse has been working on his carlton,

case in point!

(no need to practice)

Originally Posted by Russ H

Not those cheap-o wack shoes, I hope . . .

Originally Posted by LightHouse

i TOTALLY forgot i had those! Those are definitely coming now!

Oh, the humanity . . .

-Russ H.

I'm here!-- just got in.

I've already called the Scottsdale Police Department. They're putting on extra patrols tonight.

Kenric has my phone # if you need it, or PM me w/yours (fastlane message), if you need something. I will check them after dinner, tonight.

I'm told a group of fastlaners are getting together for dinner in Old Town Scottsdale tonight.

Note to all: See you at the Chapparal Suites tomorrow morning-- I'll be there by 8:30, y'all should be there by 9:00 am.

Address:

Chapparal Suites
5001 Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
(480) 949-1414

And so it begins . . .

-Russ H.

On my way over to the Scottsdale Doubletree:

5401 N. Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale
(480) 947-5400

Hoping to find a few fastlaners before the cops beat me to it.

-Russ H.

Hah-- so many were already there. Good times!

But we all had to chuckle . . . 6 feet away from us at the Doubletree bar, another meeting was taking place. Robert Kiyosaki was there with some folks. A few fastlaners wanted to flashmob him, and stand behind him holding up "L"s on our foreheads while someone snapped a pic.

But we didn't want to get arrested our first night here . . . (we're saving that for Saturday night, right Bobby?)

-Russ H.

that would have been a picture to see! hope you all have a fabulous time!

We're in the Cactus Room at Chapparal Suites.

6 internet servers here to choose from-- all included for the meetup . . . me LIKEY!

-Russ H.

Biophase- How to finance your lifestyle (not really, but kinda). Going to cool places and then making money sending others there (thousands of $$$ per customer)

SaraK- The power of AND (kids have it right-- don't choose one or the other, choose both!)

John: Life hacking 101: Brain waves, memory, promoting creativity, peak performance, super learning, entrainment/binaural beats, . . . cool stuff.

-Russ

Anyone online with Skype? I'd like to chat with anyone in the room live. Add contact: kerrycarron

Faina- Lessons from the non-profit world. Designing software not for price, but mission. Leader is the heart (leader quits, non profit collapses), processes are key, how to get volunteers (*very* different kinds of people, but all working towards the same ends. Thousands of dollars of "free" labor each month).

AnneC- Diamonds- Flawed product, perfect marketing. Enough diamonds mined for every man, woman, and child to have 1 1/2 cups of GEMSTONE quality diamonds (not manmade). Actual price if open market would be $2 to $30 per karat. "Only way to increase value is to make them scarce"- Ernest Oppenheimer. Debeers

-Create monopoly (buy up all supply, both mines and competitors stocks)
-Control distribution chain
-Price fixing (anti-trust, can't do that anymore, so let's learn about how to market them!).

Marketing: Celeb endorsements (Marylin Monroe, diamonds at Oscars, "A Diamond is Forever"-- within 3 years, 80+% of American women had diamond rings (this was not the case before DeBeers marketing kicked in).

A country steeped in tradition:

1967: Japan: Less than 5% of women have diamond rings

1990: Japan: More than 80% women have diamond rings

China, India, Hong Kong. . . . all markets that are growing and will pass US markets in a few years.

New products: Tennis bracelet, 3 diamond ring (past/present/future), Right Hand Ring (for women who don't want to wait for an engagement ring).

I'll stop. So much more to Anne's presentation. This is amazing.