How to Get Your ROI at Dreamforce

By Larry Chiang Return On Investment is a topic your company analyzes when it comes to traveling to swanky but pricey SF. Dreamforce is Nov 18 – 21, so let’s get our ROI (Tip #3 you do before we step foot at Moscone) Energy and Inspiration at Dreamforce Demos and decks. Get peoples Slideshare by going to the speakers Slideshare account before Dreamforce. Continue to pre network them by emailing them (if you need an email address, email me. My Rolodex is pretty extensive) Network with VIPs at breakfasts. VIPs don’t go out late at night. They simply don’t. Ambush meet them at breakfast. My five top breakfast spots – La Boulangerie (it’s by beard papa’s) – Mariott Grand Marquis lobby – Palace Hotel (it’s epic) – Westin Hotel on Market. I’m forced to promote it but that doesn’t make it less true. – Westin St Francis. Bring ear plugs and a notepad. It literally is a rock concert. Get your ROI by asking yourself ROI based questions – How early can I start wearing my badge? (they mail mine so I don it asap) – how can I host a minimum viable party so I’ll meet the people I need to attract?! Google Larry Chiang minimum viable party – What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit https://www.slideshare.net/larrychiang/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit American Express’ Under-Promoted Credit Truths at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (MBFW)” https://t.co/inxTmZAj My Stanford Engineering video boils down 20,000 hours and moves you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve CEO of Duck9 MIT University EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) Duck9 = “Deep Underground Credit Knowledge” 9 125 University Avenue/ 100 Palo Alto CA 94301 https://www.duck9.com/ass 650-566-9600 650-566-9696 (direct) 650-283-8008 (cell) **************** Editor of the BusinessWeek Channel “What They Don’t Teach at Business School” https://whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com/blog CNN Video Channel: https://ireport.cnn.com/people/larrychiang Read my last 10 tweets at https://www.Twitter.com/LarryChiang Author, NY Times Bestseller https://whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com/blog/?s=Ny+times+bestseller “What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School” comes out 11-11-14 https://www.fastcompany.com/embed/c0d4562ea2049 52 Cards. Two Jokers. What They DO Teach You at Stanford Engineering Emergency swings and cutting deals as an 9 year old ########## Duck9 is part of UCMS Inc. https://www.ucms.com 630-705-5555 More on #ENGR145’s SHIFTING right on the entrepreneur bell curve