2019 Fastlane Summit - Announcement

[Paladin]

I'm trying to run my own first event, so I know the struggle of selling tickets. I've only been on the forum a short while, but I was already thinking about how to fly from my tiny island to Arizona to make it there. I can understand the stress of logistics and I wouldn't have even tried to host my own event if my wife didn't offer me a sweet discount on space in the hostel

I think that people didn't sign up to be speakers because most people don't feel qualified. It was a little unclear to me until I read a later post that you really want as many people as possible to apply. I think the fear that you won't be good enough holds people back from applying.

Second, the lack of signups. Based on how active this forum is, I'm surprised that only 180 people went last year. From how my buddy MTF talks about it, I figured it was thousands.

There is a lot of value in a tight group that is in alignment meeting and I think it's very cool.

Maybe if there was a pre-sale window, kind of like a crowdfunding option. The event only triggers if you sell X tickets. So people sign up etc and only pay if enough tickets are sold. If you run the pre-sale in advance, then you have the revenue to cover the guarantee with the hotel before you have to pay that deposit.

I'd pay a deposit for a 2020 event right now. I only travel to USA in Feb each year, so the timing is good for me!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

so I know the struggle of selling tickets.

I don't think you understand. Ticket sales were never a problem. Event would sell out fast, in hours.

I'm surprised that only 180 people went last year.

Again, read above. I probably could have had 500 people go if it was promoted and advertised.

Ticket sales wasn't the concern I made in the OP.

 

[LightHouse]

Some people decided to do a back-channel event that is/was being promoted at Facebook. (Kinda validating my original posit in the OP).

Holy... I am not organizing it but come on MJ. Back channeling? It doesn't validate the OP at all. It was promoted and organized mostly via email from what I got, and it was added everywhere but here to be respectful to your mission.

There isn't anything nefarious here, people want a meetup, you don't want to run it for good reason, they ran it anyway with total respect for your brand and guidelines. That is literally how the world works in the best case.

I've been here a long time, and I hope to be here for another 10+ years, but I can say that those attending and running the thing have the same utmost respect for you and TFL, and are owed it back.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

It doesn't validate the OP at all.

Well then we disagree, which is OK.

I've been here a long time, and I hope to be here for another 10+ years, but I can say that those attending and running the thing have the same utmost respect for you and TFL, and are owed it back.

Of course I respect them, immensely so -- please don't take disagreement as an indication of disrespect.

There is a lot of value in a tight group that is in alignment meeting and I think it's very cool.

Agreed, but I operate a publishing company and a forum foremost, not a non-profit workshop/seminar business.

As I stated in the OP, right now the health of the forum is my primary concern.

Thread closed.

 

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