Eventbrite's median ticket price has consistently remained around $40 historically
Julia Hartz · Eventbrite: Julia Hartz · Feb 17, 2020 · at 28:29
Eventbrite co-founder Julia Hartz explains the platform's pricing distribution and ticket economics to Guy Raz.
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“I mean, it's interesting that the median ticket price on Eventbrite is around 40 dollars, so it's actually higher than you would think. You know, it's always been within that range, and so there were a lot of five dollar ticket events, and there were a few, you know, a hundred dollar events.”
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