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December 18, 2008

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I'm in and you should be too. The last Silicon Valley show as a game changer for me.

Rick, I am relatively new to this industry and have only been following it the last couple of years. It would be a great opportunity to attend a major conference such as this. But like all conferences sometimes the cost of attending can be prohibitive. Just an idea but possibly something in the range of a few hundred dollars for registration could help bring forward some new blood to help spread the word to the end users.

Hi Rick,

I agree with Gus. I would have attended long ago, but admission is too steep.

The best thing to do if you want to help the industry is enable the industry to afford attandence.

The DVDs are a first step, but not the one needed if you are sincere about helping rather than recouping costs.

Nothing wrong with recouping costs, it is what it is.

Guys,

Did you ever think instead of us reaching down (Which we have done for many years) that you reach up? While we would like to have the lowest cost possible, you can't put on a quality show, providing all meals with top notch speakers and open bars without paying for it. Our shows are designed for folks that already have achieved some level of success. They understand what we do and why we do it. The testimonials speak for themselves. Folks that attend don't look at it as an "Expense." They are investing in their ability to spend time with like minded folks in the industry and believe they can create huge deals. So all I can say to those that share your view is that it is time to raise your game. Take a chance on your own abilities to network with folks that can make things happen.

There are all types of domain shows and some are even free. So there is opportunity there as well. But even a free show will cost folks a couple grand to be there. So either way, if you want to step up your game, you got to step up to the plate. That is the path. There really is no other way other than to be stuck. If you want to move to another level, the desire has to be within you. We will help where we can, but at the end of the day, folks afford what they want to afford. Folks achieve what they want to achieve. But nobody can do it for you. That burning desire, that passion, that need to get ahead, has to come from within.

I have learned first hand. In the early 1990's I had to go to Asia. I did not have the money to go. At the same time I could not afford not to go. So I went. I knew if I failed I would lose everything which was not much but would have been homeless. That trip motivated me in a way I was never motivated before. Failure was not an option. Sleep was a luxury. 10 days of the most intense work I have ever done. I could not afford to go but I could not afford not to go. That trip changed my life. Pure and simple. I did not even know what I was looking for. What I did know is that I had to find it come hell or high water. The greatest motivator is eminent doom. So all I can say is to put yourself out there and out yourself in a position to succeed. Reach down much deeper than is comfortable. That is the way to get where you dream of going.

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