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The funny thing about this whole shit show is that could have been me. Before transitioning to tech in SF, I had a career in the entertainment industry down in
by mfrye0 9y ago
The funny thing about this whole shit show is that could have been me.
Before transitioning to tech in SF, I had a career in the entertainment industry down in LA. My buddy pitched me with marketing jargon just like this for a Coachella style festival, and I got sucked in.
We spent on and off a year working on it and actually made decent progress. The biggest band we had on board was Pearl Jam.
Eventually it became obvious we were in over our heads and that my buddy had no idea what he was doing.
- mdekkers 9y agoYep. Before I got into technology, I was a lighting designer, and still dabble on and off. Producing a safe, quality, decent-sized event is hard and it is even harder to do so profitably. Every now and again someone asks me to be part of organising something, and my answer is always "no, thanks for asking, and please rethink your plans". I have seen too many experienced organisers fail at this - even when you do everything right, things can still go badly.
- mfrye0 9y agoDefinitely. To get anywhere near profitable you need to have the right people and to be in it for the long haul.