By Larry Chiang
Hosting a party is a lot like starting a company. Here is what I have learned hosting events in Austin.
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Value added répondez s’il vous plaît = R.S.V.P. pic.twitter.com/DzABvpXl2q
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Hosting helps you with the signature business recipe #HTGHFAOTR
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Every good event deserves an unofficial #afterParty. #NYFW
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Backstage at NYFW is a party. And there is an afterparty.
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Add value to your RSVP process to be a value added guest. Your host is spending time and effort because they want DISTRIBUTION #ch6 #cs183do twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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Email addresses. They tell a story twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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répondez s’il vous plaît = R.S.V.P. pic.twitter.com/NyJQCI352x
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Start small (keep it all) twitter.com/larrychiang/st…
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Hand curation. Personalized hosting. Robots can’t be charming. AI does a bad job doing répondez s’il vous plaît twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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Weird momentum from just putting yourself out there… twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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Big brands take forever. They would much rather M&A your party versus start their own twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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Official anything stinks because it had to be approved by a committee twitter.com/LarryChiang/st…
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What I learned from hosting parties at #SXSW (END)
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2017′ List of Best #SxSW Parties for Entrepreneurs
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2018’s List of Best, Entrepreneurship, Unofficial, #SxSW, Parties bit.ly/vc0310list2018
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