2020 Fastlane Summit at Talking Stick Resort... Event Info

[biophase]

I keep saying $___ is nothing every month since like... two years ago and thus I've been stuck at that same amount for the whole two years. Half because life and half because me. I know $1k is nothing in the grand scheme of things but I've fallen behind for so long telling that to myself. If I get great knowledge and still be emotional me and not execute on it, I still wasted 1k.


I appreciate you guys encouraging me to go though. I'll think about it. t_t

Just curious on what else you’ve been spending your money on for the past two years where you’ve said this to yourself.

 

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[ZCP]

For real though you have good points and I'm out of excuses I'll see what I can do... y'all better say hi to me if I make it

start by rewording your post ........ from weak to strong, passive to active, 'woe is me' to 'i am awesome' .....

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Update: Speaker invites have started to trickle out. (I'm doing those 1 by 1, not a mass email)

If you receive one, please PAY for your discounted ticket ASAP so I can register you as a confirmed speaker. I will create a separate thread for confirmed speakers.

Also someone asked if they can buy 2 tickets, one for themselves and one for the wife. Answer: Yes.

Also, tickets will go on sale next week.

 

[Ravens_Shadow]

P.s. @Greg R if you're going, we're setting up a mastermind house AirBnB

Of course greg is going, and of course you're going. It's not a choice

Of course i'm going!

Also mastermind hotel room is the best.

Me speaking is TBD.

 

[Vigilante]

I’m in,

I’d throw out that itd be awesome to add in some panels with q&a to break up the speeches to cover topics like real estate investing, productivity or e-commerce I think those get a ton of traction out of them and it’s more tactical for people to apply directly to their business/goals.

Panel works if the questions are concise, directed at one individual vs “here’s a question for the group” and the answers are concise. @MJ i’ll mod/host any panel you want.

 

[Scot]

To you newbs (not aimed at any one poster in particular) if you plan to attend this, increase your forum presence and your participating and your sharing 1,000% between now and then so people can be interested in you.

100% this.

Even in this thread I’m seeing a lot of “I’m in! Where do I buy my ticket” posts and I’m scratching my head because I can’t ever recall seeing their forum handle before.

 

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[Vigilante]

I'm gonna get shit on for this, but can this paid stream be a thing?

I got a strong no from my wife, as I haven't taken a day off in 3 years (including our wedding day and no honeymoon). Now I have to take 2 weeks off next summer just for asking, but that's another story...

This comment could be the subject of it's own thread.

 

[Ravens_Shadow]

Have fun! I have to keep that $$ in my savings for the duplex... maybe 2021 will be my year finally

What you would learn from the summit would be far more valuable than going another year without new connections and knowledge. In the grand scheme of a duplex, $1k isn't anything.

 

[Hyrum]

I'll throw my hat in the ring to speak. Here's a few topics I could cover if you think there is interest.

1. Owning and growing a brick-and-mortar business
2. Raising start-up capital (currently in progress)
3. Starting a software company without knowing how to code

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

To update this thread and the process, I will be accepting speaker submissions this week and sending invitations next week, complete with a link to the ticket and the price. Because I'm yet to sign the contract with TSR (right now I'm on a verbal agreement) the speaker discount is yet to be determined.

Once the speaker ticket is secured and purchased, the slot is confirmed and I will announce it on the forum in a main speaker thread. This will give everyone who plans on going a chance to see WHO is speaking and the topic.

If you'd like to speak and/or get a guarnateed ticket at a discount, please submit a topic here or via the contact us form here at the forum.

 

[Bertram]

I've set up and coordinated international research conferences in a pinch, so I volunteer to do whatever. Pre-planning, coordinating the other volunteers, finalizing plans, nudging the process along, registration, tracking payment, negotiating accommodations, fees, and food (will haggle for $202/night), generating content for welcome packet, list of attendees and practical info/directions, ID the useful resort contacts, organize events, conference schedule, inventory speaker materials, pick up at Office Max, order technology, organize on-site volunteers, liaison with tech and venue, buy bags of buttermints and bottled water on short notice.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

@MJ DeMarco, is accommodation booked through you with the ticket, or independently?

Independently, however there will be a room block and at a discounted rate. In the past, the room blocks also sold out but if you're early to grab a ticket, it should be no problem. There is also a neighboring hotel near the casino property if you can't snag the discount rate.

but I have to know kind of soon if I can surely attend

The entire schedule/ticketing should be finalized and announced in a few weeks time, looking to get this wrapped up much earlier (and faster) than past years, this will give you months to book airfare.

 

[ZCP]

Did anybody tag @LightHouse to speak?
Just wondering.

Hearing that slightly higher pitch sweet almost flowery voice of @LightHouse as he tells me to quit dicking around and accomplish some shit. Part potpourri, part boot in the a$$. Miss you!!

 

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[Athena]

Just a thought... and I'll be happy to throw up a quick bare-bones web app/website or whatever for it.

But...

Unlike the Big conventions with 2,000+ people.. this is a nice group of a couple hundred give or take.

It's just big enough that you actually need a "target list" of people you want to meet first and quickly on day 1. It's small enough, you will likely eventually bump into them or figure out someone who knows who, but that's waste of precious time lol.

Therefore; I think:

1) We need a very basic internal directory (aka social media, linked in, etc) for all the attendees. With their real pictures, maybe two or three. Their forum name and real name. And their Top 5 things they do: Amazon, Trading, Crypto, Books, Marketing, etc. etc. (maybe a quick one liner if there's something distinct or obvious way to spot them. example: @amp0193 is tall as shit lol)

2) In this, you can quickly sort/filter the entire directory list of attendees by what their Top 5 things are and can effectively identify them when you see them at the Summit.

3) At the Summit, the name tags could then have: Username & Real Name.

If @MJ DeMarco or folks think this is a good enough idea; making a minimal directory just for us would take me merely a couple hours to create and make live on another domain.

Anyways; just food for thought..

There is a FREE app called Attendify. It's a social networking app for events, attendees can dm each other and post messages on the events timeline, upload profile pictures and pictures during the event.

 

[Bekit]

Observation:

I went through this thread and counted up the people who said they were coming.

Then I built a spreadsheet and compared the list against the list of people who said they had tickets.

(Note: I don't have the full list of who bought tickets, just the ones who said that they bought tickets. On my spreadsheet I have a list of 77 usernames of people who got tickets, and some of them got 2 tickets. So there can't be very many tickets left.)

Couple numbers...

121 people on this thread said they were coming.

Out of these 121 people, 65 have not yet gotten a ticket (or at least, they haven't announced it). (Hey, it's better than 80-20, so that's saying something!)

Of those 65 people, 13 of them also offered to speak but haven't gotten a ticket.

OK you folks! Snap up those tickets, before there aren't any left!!

On your mark, get set, go!

 

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[Fox]

Can I sell off my ticket at cost if I can't go?

My schedule is usually created 2 weeks out.

I'd love to be there, but committing to something that's 5 months away is difficult considering that I don't know which part of the world I'll be in.

I had the same concern but after thinking it over I feel it’s well worth the commitment.

I’m in.

 

[BD64]

Round 2!

I'd be happy to speak about paid advertising. Here are a few topic ideas:
1. advertising fundamentals - get your paid search or social ads build on a solid foundation
2. how to manipulate the most important metric in advertising - conversion rate
3. leveraging automation and psychology - the digital landscape is evolving quickly but some things will never change

 

[SDE]

I am genuinely happy for @MJ DeMarco and the forum.

Last year when MJ created the thread for 2019 Summit, the engagement was very low.

This year, the enthusiasm shown on this thread is just amazing.

Also, what happened to @jon.a ? Miss his one liners!

 

[BellaPippin]

There's probably quite a few followers of this thread who are on the fence too... You might be inspiring them to go

I think you know what I was getting at...

The $1000 on the summit has way more future potential than most of the other things you've spent money on. The risk vs. reward or money spent vs. return on the summit is a no brainer and you are saying "I can't, I need to save money", but for some reason on your bf's gaming chair (and other stuff), you reasoned to yourself that it was worth it.

All I'm saying is that some things are worth the expense... even if you have to put them on a CC. And I generally wouldn't advise anyone to purchase things that they can't afford at the moment.

No. We need to get you out of your comfort zone.

Ask 'how can I?' ..... then find a way to earn the money to pay for your trip. Instead of doing less to 'save' the money, do MORE to 'earn' the money. Get into a producer mindset.

Quit the excuses and make some shit happen.

REP+!!! Oh wait...

My Playoff Intensity Level Has Been Activated

For real though you have good points and I'm out of excuses I'll see what I can do... y'all better say hi to me if I make it

 

[amp0193]

I vote @amp0193 to speak and he gets something together lol. On something, anything. I feel like even if he goes up there to freestyle ramble, he'd drop some knowledge bombs.

Submitting my 2020 speaking proposal: "45 Minutes of Freestyle Rambling"

Thanks for the kind words @James Fend

 

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[amp0193]

I have no idea what to expect so those may be horrible ideas. I just distinctly remember attending an expensive course only to have one lecturer go off on an epic tangent for THREE hours at a conference I attended and wishing that I could escape... only to have it happen again the very next day.

You don't have anything to worry about. Every speaker blows me away every time.

Speakers speak about whatever topic they choose in whatever format they wish.

One of the best ones I remember was about sleep and bio-hacking.

I once made gluten free chocolate brownies for 127 people..

Bring the brownies!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

lurking

Noooooooooo more lurkkkkkkinggggggggg!!!!

 

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[AllenCrawley]

This is great. A little on the pricey end especially for a broke 22 year old ...but definitely will be attending .This will be an exiting trip , coming in from the east coast

The price should be at least double.

 

[Scot]

We’ve told him every year when it sells out to raise the price and he won’t.

MJ should do add-one. “Meet and greet with Vigilante: $79.99”

 

[Hassassin]

I was on the fence due to the cost — especially flying from the UK — having a baby, and fear that I attend and fail to make any valuable connections (I’m a shy creature at times)

But f***k it!

Money is replaceable. Opportunity, time, experience, and valuable connections however, are not.

I’m all in!

@MJ DeMarco, is accommodation booked through you with the ticket, or independently?

Scheduled those dates off for next year, booked more overtime at work, and pitching to generate more leads in my content marketing biz.

Balls so big they shine your shoes, right guys?

UK guys: anyone from the UK want to travel together? Coming from Birmingham.

 

[Scot]

I'm not trying to be that guy... but...

What's with all of the "Parked" profiles coming out of the woodwork commenting on this thread? Is there some weird Google alert set up for people to create accounts and comment here? Or do we just have this many lurkers who post no value trying to get into the Summit?

 

[GIlman]

I can also speak if wanted. I know my stuff is a little niche but can talk about starting and managing international company, insights into code outsourcing from both client and coder perspective, etc. I’m happy to share my years of experience, just not sure how many people it would pertain to.

 

[Vigilante]

Actually it's not unusual for half of the folks who say they're going, to not go.

What's surprising though is many of the speakers who offered to speak have not followed-thru, not sure why one would offer to speak and then decide not to go if not selected. We had 40+ speaker volunteers and only 15 slots available. (And I still have 2 left to send out and a few confirms still pending.)

Being invited to speak at a private entrepreneur's conference literally became part of my professional credentials.

 

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[G-Man]

I will be there.

 

[tpuffer]

Would love to go! I'd be a first time attendee.

I know that I just recently joined, but I could possibly speak about getting started investing in real estate - specifically self storage.