Theo Schlossnagle

And then we just realized that conferences were changing and getting more expensive. So we couldn't provide the same quality at the same price. And SREcon emerged as something that was redundant in content. So we had fewer people. No, it wasn't that. There was a velocity. I'll go on that.

And then we just realized that conferences were changing and getting more expensive. So we couldn't provide the same quality at the same price. And SREcon emerged as something that was redundant in content. So we had fewer people. No, it wasn't that. There was a velocity. I'll go on that.

A Velocity waited until we published our dates three years in a row and scheduled over top of us so that they would deprive of us. That's the reason why we sold it. I remember now, because I was there for the first year they did that and I took a sabbatical from the company for like two years. And those second two years were really rough because someone tried to put out the flame.

A Velocity waited until we published our dates three years in a row and scheduled over top of us so that they would deprive of us. That's the reason why we sold it. I remember now, because I was there for the first year they did that and I took a sabbatical from the company for like two years. And those second two years were really rough because someone tried to put out the flame.

So I will say that the conference that I've been to recently, I mean, that's been three years now, but CraftConf out of Budapest. I love CraftConf. It's incredibly Surge-esque in its aim for its attendee experience.

So I will say that the conference that I've been to recently, I mean, that's been three years now, but CraftConf out of Budapest. I love CraftConf. It's incredibly Surge-esque in its aim for its attendee experience.

Ghent is my second favorite city.

Ghent is my second favorite city.

And it captured the moment, man. It still has it.

And it captured the moment, man. It still has it.

2010?

2010?

I mean, I think it's easy to explain. As you know, all those networking events that people that like networking events go to, this was the one, the only type that engineers truly enjoyed. That's right.

I mean, I think it's easy to explain. As you know, all those networking events that people that like networking events go to, this was the one, the only type that engineers truly enjoyed. That's right.

The Santa Clara Convention Center had that same aspect. When you sat on that bar, everyone walked by. Yes.

The Santa Clara Convention Center had that same aspect. When you sat on that bar, everyone walked by. Yes.

We ended up relocating. I think we did it in Baltimore at another place. It's all vague memories now, but then we ended up switching to the Gaylord in National Harbor, which is not far away. It's about 40 minutes away, but yeah, completely different vibe.

We ended up relocating. I think we did it in Baltimore at another place. It's all vague memories now, but then we ended up switching to the Gaylord in National Harbor, which is not far away. It's about 40 minutes away, but yeah, completely different vibe.

I know this feels very dreamlike, but it was, it was an incredibly posh X Shriner temple. Right. So like there were like hidden doors and all sorts of weird stuff. It has what was considered at the time, the nicest women's bathroom in the United States. So they, they shut it down for like a half an hour every day to take people on tours of the bathroom. It has like chaise lounges in it. Carpet.

I know this feels very dreamlike, but it was, it was an incredibly posh X Shriner temple. Right. So like there were like hidden doors and all sorts of weird stuff. It has what was considered at the time, the nicest women's bathroom in the United States. So they, they shut it down for like a half an hour every day to take people on tours of the bathroom. It has like chaise lounges in it. Carpet.