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> Legit thought I was gonna read something about how they never talked to customers, attended conferences and founder meet ups I can't tell, are you saying tha
by warent 8y ago
> Legit thought I was gonna read something about how they never talked to customers, attended conferences and founder meet ups
I can't tell, are you saying that attending conferences and founders meetups are conventional advice, or that the conventional advice is that they shouldn't be attended?
- TACIXAT 8y agoThe conventional (or what I consider conventional as I see all the YC propaganda) advice is you shouldn't "play founder". There are hundreds of events that can jerk you off and make you feel like a star. That said, conferences can be productive. There was a good talk during Startup School this year about going to a conference with a 100% booked meeting lineup and walked away with a bunch of deals. As well, peer groups can be very beneficial (that is very much what Startup School is). They might have been poor choices as proxies for "playing founder".
- manigandham 8y agoMost of the time they're useless because people don't have a plan. Who are you trying to meet? Customers? Investors? People to hire? Do you know the attendees or speakers? Can you save time with focused meetings? Also what's the cost in time and money compared to productivity lost elsewhere? I've seen people spend thousands to go to conferences and just end up hanging out with their competitors. Fun maybe, but useless.