I've been running "lean" startups for years and never needed a day job to support it. you don't need to go to conferences to do it, you just need common sense

I've been running "lean" startups for years and never needed a day job to support it. you don't need to go to conferences to do it, you just need common sense and balls. the $700 admission price is ironic. go to conferences to network, not to learn - personally I'd get more out of a book or two than any number of these conferences.