offline events

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Boris Wurtz · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019 neutral
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Wertz argues operational distraction is the key risk of offline events
“And, you know, it's, cost is the one thing. I think distraction to the businesses is, is the other one. You know, having people continuously travel. It was never kind of putting on expensive, shiny events. You know, it can be a quick get together for drinks so…”
Boris Wurtz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:45 a16z Podcast | Building Marketplaces with the Power of Community
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wertz: Offline events successfully engaged passive sellers at AbeBooks
“And, you know, at books, the one thing that has had always had great effect was offline events. So we traveled a lot to cities where we met sellers that we never saw on the forums.”
Boris Wurtz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:33 a16z Podcast | Building Marketplaces with the Power of Community
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