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Free Business Ideas: Everyone wants to be Famous

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It is Friday and that means free ideas for you. I have to do work so I will keep this short.

People like me want to speak at conferences. People coordinating events want to get speakers. Sometimes it is hard to find conferences or the right people to speak.

Opportunity: Create a common ground for speakers and event coordinators to meet.

I know this won’t work well for Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and big name speakers because people come to them. For everyone else this might be an opportunity to make life easier.

What do you think? As always, if you do this idea please buy me a burrito.

Side note: I am going to speak at O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 expo in SF next month if you are attending.

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19 Responses to “Free Business Ideas: Everyone wants to be Famous”

  • Shivani
    March 30th, 2007
    4:37 pm

    oh dude, i think i might actually use this…where do you want to go for burritos? :)

  • Noah Kagan
    March 30th, 2007
    4:47 pm

    Chipotle! We can use the gift card you bought me;)

  • Angie Chang
    March 30th, 2007
    4:55 pm

    There’s always the argument about and for more minority (AKA women in the tech industry /Silicon Valley) and there are always esoteric bloggers who create lists of possible speakers.

    Or, bloggers can start by simply stating that yes, they take speaking engagements (look at http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/)

    ~ang*e

  • marc
    March 30th, 2007
    9:34 pm

    noah,
    I’ll be there. Would love to catch up with you on a new project I’m working on.

    best,
    marc


  • so red tag baby.

  • The Financial Ladder
    March 31st, 2007
    4:38 am

    Mmmmmm, burritos.

  • sri
    March 31st, 2007
    6:22 pm

    This comment was made to retain my number 2 spot in the Top Commentator category.

  • Will Kern
    April 1st, 2007
    12:03 pm

    Sri,
    I have been slacking, so this comment is being made to retain my number 1 spot in the Top Commenter category. Although it looks like there might be something up with it, as it lists Matador as the top commenter with a whopping 1 comment, what up with that?

    Noah,
    I think this is a good idea, as it would potentially help with diversifying the speakers at the countless conferences that go on. So why are you not building it?

    Will

  • Noah Kagan
    April 1st, 2007
    12:07 pm

    Will,

    I put the ideas out there so someone can build it. I don’t have the time to do everything I want…

    Noah

  • sri
    April 1st, 2007
    1:01 pm

    Welcome Matador.

  • Will Kern
    April 1st, 2007
    4:26 pm

    Noah,
    I figured you did not have the time, if only there were 48 hours in a day :-)! Hopefully someone will take the idea and run with it, it is a good one, not to mention the free burrito!

    Will

  • marc
    April 1st, 2007
    4:29 pm

    Opportunity: Create a common ground for speakers and event coordinators to meet.

    Idea: How about a meet-up at Web 2.0 Expo for speakers and attendees (who also happen to be event organizers) to grab a burrito and talk about upcoming shows?

  • Will Kern
    April 1st, 2007
    4:32 pm

    Marc,
    I would be down for that, I will be getting in Sunday, just say when and I will be there!

    It would be cool to get everyone together that hangs out here that is going to be there, it would be nice to meet some of you all.

    Will

  • marc
    April 1st, 2007
    5:03 pm

    Will & all other OKdork readers… you are cordially invited to:

    http://upcoming.org/event/171100/

    Hope to see you all there.

    /marc

  • Joe Budde
    April 2nd, 2007
    7:20 am

    Did the comments count get reset? My life long goal of getting on the best friends list might come through with this very post!

  • Joe Budde
    April 2nd, 2007
    7:22 am

    Sure did! Horay!

    As for an actual comment:
    I would say anything that helps opposite ends of a transaction meet up is a good opportunity. ebay, NYSE, CBOT, NASDAQ, paypal…

  • Peter Caputa
    April 2nd, 2007
    7:33 am

    This kinda looks like my “speaker’s bureau” idea. When you are ready to make some $, give me a ring.

  • Noah Kagan
    April 2nd, 2007
    10:59 am

    Pete,

    I meant to find your post but yea it is quite similar to your idea. One day we will unite forces and conquer.

    Burritos with you guys sounds great!

  • Laura Allen
    April 12th, 2007
    4:56 pm

    LOVE this idea! I was recently one of the co-organizers of http://www.podcampnyc.org One of the philosophies of podcamp is that anyone can sign up to speak. We had over 600 people show up and it was even a holiday weekend. Why not create some kind of virtual meet-up so people like me, from New York, and other remote regions can be part of the conversation too? I’m all for getting together face to face, that’s the best way to make connections, however, virtual connections are good too. Noah, when you are coming back to NYC so be can go to Benny’s burritos?

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