Never seen this before (I'm not IT though), but they could be paying some cash to get insights into customer needs in order to better target their intended audi

Never seen this before (I'm not IT though), but they could be paying some cash to get insights into customer needs in order to better target their intended audience. Whether to better their product, or just use what you say to better market it (hoping if they say we realize you have "xyz" concerns that it will build credibility with their intended customers like "wow, these people really get our struggles") is hard to tell. It could also just be a scam to get you in the room and then try to sign you up for some product. Probably not worth your time unless you really need $350. I'd suspect it comes with some loopholes though, so I would personally avoid. Reminds me too much of how they try to get people to show up to learn about time shares.