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Ask HN: How much do tech speakers cost?
How much does a tech speaker for a remote company event cost?
Sure it super depends on the person, but what was your previous experience?
Thank you all so much for you help!
- napolux 6y agoYou'd better get in touch with the person you want and ask directly. I would speak for free, if needed :P
- augustk 6y agoThey can cost several thousand dollars a pair.
- pestaa 6y agoIt's absurdly expensive to be an audophile, I couldn't get into it. The used market is very lacking in my area unfortunately.
- zhdc1 6y agoI was about to say the opposite (thankfully used equipment is abundant & cheap where I'm at). There's also the DIY route.
- raverbashing 6y agoThe good stuff is not prohibitively expensive The stuff built for the "audiophiles" who worry about cosmic energy and theta crystals and chips in vaccines is. And it's not even that well built. If I just want to spend mindlessly amounts of money there are better ways like buying fancy watches or buying a boat, etc
- leto_ii 6y agoHell, Henry Rollins has a pair that's 200k [1]. [1] https://imgur.com/gallery/VMJ8B https://imgur.com/gallery/VMJ8B
- bArray 6y agoI think you all misunderstand, I believe @augustk means a person to speak at an event.
- lvs 6y agoI've never seen a difference above a few hundred bucks a pair. It's diminishing returns above that.
- mothsonasloth 6y agoMost do it for free for one or more of the following reasons: * To get that iconic/cliche Steve Jobs style posed photo on stage, with your hands arranged in some sort of Tai Chi move - https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/104673638-GettyImages-51938008.jpg?v=1581001989&w=1400&h=950 https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/104673638-GettyImages-... * To get the LinkedIn/Twitter/Social media humble bragging points * To get yourself known to recruiters or other tech platforms for career opportunities * To get the free swag * To network with other techie folks * Free hotel / travel expenses (paid by your company or the host)
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoAlso - the talk in some way functions as marketing for the company they work for, either as marketing to buy some product the company has marketing to want to come work for the company that is doing this cool stuff.
- m3nu 6y agoGuilty. I also find tech conferences more rewarding if you can build a profile by giving a talk, rather than being a passive consumer.
- scrump3y 6y agoSome of the speakers I've met at conferences were people on who's contribution in form of articles/tutorials/videos I relied on (and still do) to learn and develop my craft. I was so glad to be able to thank them in person. They all turned out to be great people in real life as well. What I'm trying to say is that, sometimes, some people do it for free just because they care about others and love what they do. edit: spelling, missed a ".".
- 0xUser 6y agoCan we fix the title of this thread, please? It's pretty ambiguous.
- amw-zero 6y agoI didn’t find anything confusing about it.
- stevage 6y agoIt's clear enough from the text.
- JohnHaugeland 6y agoYou overestimate people.
- l1am0 6y agoI can't change it :'D
- lalo2302 6y agoWe have a LogiTech setup at my work and work really well. We have problems on connecting sometimes but I don't know if to blame the macbooks or the speaker itself.
- 255kb 6y agoUnderrated comment
- astatine 6y agoTwo completely disconnected yet valid, and even useful, interpretations of the question. This is good fun!
- l1am0 6y agoThis is hilarious :D Love both discussions but I actually wanted to now about people speaking on stages about tech topics. Or in the current situation speaking on virtual conferences via video chat.
- chris11 6y agoA local tech meetup I go to has managed to get some very well-known and accomplished speakers. They don't pay speakers fees, so having a large personal network is really useful. The local tech community is large, and a few senior tech leaders are involved with the meetups. The meetup is also involved in running a conference. And some companies are willing to pay travel expenses for their employees to come out and speak. It's good for marketing and recruiting.
- iordachej 6y agoSome will pay 10k to speak if it is a famous conference
- Spooky23 6y agoA few thousand bucks buys you a professional conference speaker. Most of that is expenses. I had a friend who did conferences for verticals that would attract 500-2000 people. People who write books, former generals/admirals/nasa people, B-list celebrities, people associated with past news events, tech celebrities, etc all do keynotes. A remote event should be much cheaper as these people have no work. I’d offer $500 and go as high as $2000.