Comments on: Most Profitable Web 2.0 Business: Conferences https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business A running commentary of occasionally interesting things — from Mike Davidson. Thu, 26 May 2016 06:34:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Andy Borgmann https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15357 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15357

If you can do that with $3000 let me know. If you try you will soon realize it isn’t possible, with the current dollar value.

I did Australia for under this. Actually traveling to Tanzania and Ehiopia is harder in my opinion than Europe or Australia becuase the airfare to African nations from America is a KILLER. I was suppose to go to Nigeria this summer to do some humanitarian work with AIDS patience and Orphans and the airfare alone was $2500.

As for me, I’d rather spend that $3k on any of the following

When you consider 3,000,000,000 (that’s 3 Billion) people live on less than $730 a year and according to Global Rich List making $3,000 puts you in the richest 18% of people in this world, sometimes spending as much as we do on stuff seams to lose perspective.

I am not trying to guilt anybody (as I myself will spend $3,000 on things I view as necessary to my job, i.e. my MacBook Pro), but I think sometimes we lose perspective in the world on what things should cost.

]]> By: Mark https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15371 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15371 I’d go with the Husky tickets as well. Too bad I don’t live anywhere near Washington :(

]]> By: Andy Budd https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15370 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15370 @Dave S. In my experience the cost of a conference bears no relation to the amount conferences pay their speakers. Some small and inexpensive conferences pay their speakers well, whereas many of the larger $2-5k events expect you to speak for free under the guise of company marketing. This works if you’re a big company, but it’s no good if you’re an independent.

]]> By: Tony https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15369 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15369 Right on man! I think half the reason markets tank every so often is because people get so carried away with things like this, until theres nothing of value for what they cost. Then the market drops, people get laid off, prices drop, and people start working hard again trying to do something meanfull cause the same old crap isn’t going to cut it any longer. And the end result of this process are the emergence of a few badass companies like google. Keep a tight budget, draw out that funding you’ve got, and don’t get carried away with all the overhyped industry buzz about companies creating a whole lot of nothing, and newsvine will be a cornerstone of the industry in the next 4 years. Best of luck!

]]> By: Camilo https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15368 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15368 Heinlein wrote that the only ones that got rich during any gold rush were the merchants that sold stuff to the prospectors. The miners that got rich were, essentially, statistical flukes.

Web 2.0 bubble. Oh, but Web 2.0 is a trademark!

]]> By: Travis https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15367 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15367 Best Convention that isn’t just fun and games… Penny-Arcade Expo

]]> By: SFBlue https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15366 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15366 It seems that the best known/most blogged conferences are the ones with the highest degree of “social interaction” and emphasis on networking, etc. Those where the emphasis is first and foremost on content — e.g. Web Design World (@ Adam: at 10 years old this year, the event is “fully mature”) — hardly seem to get mentioned on blogs, etc.

]]> By: gabriel friedman https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15365 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15365 eh, you have a point.

]]> By: Mike Papageorge https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15364 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15364 I do enjoy life’s little ironies.

What Irony? At 795 for two days for “joe normal”, seems a lot different from Mike’s example…

]]> By: gabriel friedman https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15363 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15363 The banner at the top of this page is for An Event Apart, Seattle, June 20-21.

I do enjoy life’s little ironies.

]]> By: Travis McCrea https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15362 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15362 I am a big fan of web 2.0 websites and such (i mean seriously look at my blog -in which you are on the blogroll btw- ) but I don’t know, 3000 for VIP treatment, doesn’t sound vp to me ya know?

I agree with Philip (although I am a “yank” like you… actuallly from seatttle too)

]]> By: Philip Newborough https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15361 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15361 Coming from the UK I have to admit that I don’t really get the whole conference thing [you yanks seem to take it to a level beyond my comprehension.] All I know is that £1500 would buy me a whole lot of conferences down my local pub!

]]> By: J Div https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15360 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15360 Husky season tickets for both basketball and football

Go Dawgs!

]]> By: Hoppy https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15359 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15359 I agree Mike. I was out in SF for business, the same week Ad-Tech was there. Did I try to make my company justify for me to pay $1800 for a full pass? no way. But did I register for the free pass, check out the free keynote panels, and walk the exhibition floor? Yes sir. Definitely glad I didn’t get the whole deal, as the exhibition hall sucked.

]]> By: Andy Borgmann https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/05/the-lucrative-conference-business#comment-15358 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15358

AIDS patience

I just totally realized that I misspelled this world. Firefox spell check didn’t catch it because it actually is a word – just the wrong one. Stupid me ;-)

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