Show Notes
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Best on Ground
Paul
Speed Dating with your work hat off helps you compare apples with apples when considering tech solutions.
David
Learning has genuine value – it's the only way to improve anything that is keeping you down.
Trent McLaren (Divi Pay)
The side events, it feels like a 5 day music festival – Accountingpalooza
Jack Kay (ChangeGPS)
The best ones are when expectation meets reality. Content is focused without marketing spin
Worst on Ground
Paul
When tech delivers content outside the core problem the tech solves (wait for the stoush with Trent over why).
David
Too many speaking slots in narrow talent pool. The slots are becuase vendors paid even if they don’t have quality content to deliver.
Trent
With a Vendor Hat on it’s clear the pay to play model make ROI didn’t correlate . Events who used to charge 20k for an inperson event shouldn’t charge 20k for a virtual one.
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