Three Things I Learned In Saas, Sports, Tech & Live Events
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events Podcast
The Roaring 20's and our savings - How to treat job hunters - What to do when others fool your people
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The Roaring 20's and our savings - How to treat job hunters - What to do when others fool your people

Three Things I Learned In Saas, Sports Tech and Live Events: 1. The dramatic increase in the consumer savings rate - from $2.7T to $4.6T- is leading live events companies into a new "Roaring 20s," at least that's what they're pitching to investors and financiers as seen in the below linked Vivid Seats pipe deck. The plan calls for 2x-3x as many live shows in the coming 18 months which, if bought, would normalize the savings rate. It's a spring for market share we're all about to watch. 2. Live events are rushing back and staffing up quick. It's a stampede. Hiring managers, remember the experience from the other side. When they didn’t call us. When we couldn't get a chance. When we didn't have a way in and tried our best with a cold outreach. Return calls. Return notes. Have the courage to give feedback. Don’t leave people waiting by the phone - good news or bad. Help. If even for self interest - you never know where they end up. 3. "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled" - Mark Twain. If around long enough, you'll lose an employee, a prospect, a deal or a partner to dishonesty. It's best to take time working to "unfool" them as nobody likes to admit they've fallen for a deception….at least not right away.

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Three Things I Learned In Saas, Sports, Tech & Live Events
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events Podcast
The Three Things I've Learned in sports, tech and live events is the podcast for entrepreneurs in software as a service, technology, sports business and sponsorships professionals.
My name is Tony Knopp and I've been working in Saas, tech, sports and live events for just over 20 years now where I've been surrounded by super impressive people who have taught us quite a bit and invested in us as we make mistakes and iterate in tech, sports and live events.
Each week, we share what we learned either this week or from our twenty years at the Dodgers, LA Kings, AEG, StubHub's very early days and here at TicketManager where we've exited multiple businesses.
We hope you enjoy our insights and those of our guests!