Steve O'Grady

Because we're going to half a dozen a year, at least. Been doing it for a long time. It's a big number.

Because we're going to half a dozen a year, at least. Been doing it for a long time. It's a big number.

Yeah, I think conferences today are very different. To the point where I'm at the extreme end of the spectrum at this point where you know, to your point, you know, sort of back in the day, you know, you'd go to a conference, you know, at least for most people, you know, analyst lasso.

Yeah, I think conferences today are very different. To the point where I'm at the extreme end of the spectrum at this point where you know, to your point, you know, sort of back in the day, you know, you'd go to a conference, you know, at least for most people, you know, analyst lasso.

But for most people, they go to a conference, you know, to watch talks, you know, that aren't recorded, you can only get them there and so on. You know, these days, everything's recorded, right? You know, for the most part. And so my, sort of my, probably skipping ahead here, but like, you know, the way that I look at it at this point is that,

But for most people, they go to a conference, you know, to watch talks, you know, that aren't recorded, you can only get them there and so on. You know, these days, everything's recorded, right? You know, for the most part. And so my, sort of my, probably skipping ahead here, but like, you know, the way that I look at it at this point is that,

I don't ever want to go to a conference at this point and see a talk. That's not why I'm there. I could do that at home. The only reason for me to travel and be at an event and spend time away from family and everything else is really to spend time meeting with people face-to-face because that's the part that I can't duplicate. It's the only reason I'm going to these events.

I don't ever want to go to a conference at this point and see a talk. That's not why I'm there. I could do that at home. The only reason for me to travel and be at an event and spend time away from family and everything else is really to spend time meeting with people face-to-face because that's the part that I can't duplicate. It's the only reason I'm going to these events.

That's the tough thing. Conferences have not sort of transition and a lot of them, uh, and many of them won't, right. You know, you have an event like reinvent, you have hundreds of hundreds and hundreds of presentations. People are going for that, you know, that that's fine.

That's the tough thing. Conferences have not sort of transition and a lot of them, uh, and many of them won't, right. You know, you have an event like reinvent, you have hundreds of hundreds and hundreds of presentations. People are going for that, you know, that that's fine.

Um, but you know, I think it's, it's, you know, again, like if the, if the primary, I don't know if, if, if what you're going to a conference to consume is, um, you know, straight content and presentations and so on. Like, I just don't see the point of, you know, getting on a plane to do that. Yeah.

Um, but you know, I think it's, it's, you know, again, like if the, if the primary, I don't know if, if, if what you're going to a conference to consume is, um, you know, straight content and presentations and so on. Like, I just don't see the point of, you know, getting on a plane to do that. Yeah.

you know you know because it's in in many cases you know it used to be okay you can interact with the speaker afterwards but that's you know such a zoo at this point right um you know that you're not probably going to get facetime with the person who's giving the presentation in most cases so yeah anyway and so yeah i'm i'm sort of at one extreme end of the spectrum because sort of as analysts you know for what we're doing is very different but um

you know you know because it's in in many cases you know it used to be okay you can interact with the speaker afterwards but that's you know such a zoo at this point right um you know that you're not probably going to get facetime with the person who's giving the presentation in most cases so yeah anyway and so yeah i'm i'm sort of at one extreme end of the spectrum because sort of as analysts you know for what we're doing is very different but um

Yeah. I mean, even, even if I was there for the real negative talks, man, probably.

Yeah. I mean, even, even if I was there for the real negative talks, man, probably.

Yeah, Monctoberfest was first. And then, so we get through the first Monctoberfest. We never run an event. I ended up sleeping for something like

Yeah, Monctoberfest was first. And then, so we get through the first Monctoberfest. We never run an event. I ended up sleeping for something like

14 hours after the event or something because we didn't staff it right we had no idea what we were doing and uh and then james gets up on the on the stage uh at the end of the first one i'm just like thankful i survived and he's like and we're doing monkey graw and it's gonna be like in a month two months or whatever it was you're like what and i was like that's that's all i like you could do that but i'm gonna have no part of that so um so yeah that's my total stress was first

14 hours after the event or something because we didn't staff it right we had no idea what we were doing and uh and then james gets up on the on the stage uh at the end of the first one i'm just like thankful i survived and he's like and we're doing monkey graw and it's gonna be like in a month two months or whatever it was you're like what and i was like that's that's all i like you could do that but i'm gonna have no part of that so um so yeah that's my total stress was first