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For presenters to pad their CV. Source: that’s literally why I do it. Plus nothing like getting a LinkedIn-ready picture of yourself on stage in front of a gino
by ChancyChance 3y ago
For presenters to pad their CV. Source: that’s literally why I do it. Plus nothing like getting a LinkedIn-ready picture of yourself on stage in front of a ginormous screen with a headset looking all TED.
Edit: Or if you create a conference that will largely be attended by tech employees you can make bank with a few months of after-work grinding. (Also odd how the op slips in shibari reference in a tech paper.)
- capableweb 3y ago> Or if you create a conference that will largely be attended by tech employees you can make bank with a few months of after-work grinding Most the people I know who organize conferences or are a part of organizing conferences don't make much "bank" to brag about and it's mostly about getting contacts, having fun and giving back to the community somewhat for them. But these people are all based in Europe, maybe elsewhere it looks differently.
- bryanrasmussen 3y agoIn much of the world the path to making bank is dependent on getting contacts.
- capableweb 3y agoYeah, but you usually don't count them as the same thing, but more like "more contacts > more work > more bank", but that's just doing normal client work for money.
- michaelt 3y agoSure, but if I grind leetcode to get a good job, then work 50 hours per week at it and by doing so make bank - describing my action as "people who grind leetcode can make bank" conceals more than it reveals.
- bryanrasmussen 3y agoyeah but as we increase what amount we mean by bank we will notice that having contacts becomes more and more an essential component. Grinding leetcode has an upperbound as to how much 'bank' it contributes, and in some conversations people would laugh and say that small amount you are talking about does not constitute bank as they sip on their fancy little drinks on their private jets whilst going through their contacts list.
- ChancyChance 3y agoI consider 100k USD for a few months of work sending out emails just to coordinate a three day conference to be “bank”.
- ghaff 3y agoI doubt $100K is anything like a typical profit for putting on a small time conference, i.e. one that can be done with just some additional volunteer staff to help with registration etc. A conference like that is doing well to get a few hundred attendees and even a $100-200 registration fee is probably on the high side. OK. Maybe you can get some sponsorships but that's another task to do--and vendors get a lot of requests for sponsorships. Considering all the expenses, you're probably doing a good job if you breakeven--especially for a conference with no track record and an existing attendee mailing list.
- some_random 3y agoI know some people who put on US conferences and holy shit they put in an incredible amount of work and do not make money at all
- arunkant 3y agoWhat do you mean by after-work grinding?
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoDoing extra work on your own projects outside your main job
- ihatepython 3y ago> What do you mean by after-work grinding? Just making some extra money after the day job. Here's one strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfT2wdsiWfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfT2wdsiWfE
- markus_zhang 3y agoLOL made my day. Thanks.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoIs it odd? The "tech paper" is a blog post on a personal website of someone at Mozilla.
- wheresmycraisin 3y agoYou can get a linkedin-ready picture of your self without having to give a presentation... just hop on stage before/after a talk , pose, and have someone take a picture. No one will be the wiser