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Building a Community-Driven Tech Events Company | SG Podcast Episode 130 with Philippe Burns
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Building a Community-Driven Tech Events Company | SG Podcast Episode 130 with Philippe Burns

Episode 130 of the SG Podcast was a fun one, for me, for 2 key reasons:

  1. I love communities and I love them as a business model as well. They can be really tough to crack initially, but if you can get one off the ground, they can be amazing

  2. Philippe took the intra-preneur route, which means he actually started the “company” within the company he was previously working for (Neo Financial) and it did so well that he pitched/convinced them to let him spin it off into its own company

Super interesting stuff that we covered in more detail on the pod.

You can listen to it above, and/or if you prefer to see my lovely face, you can watch the episode here:

Agenda:

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

00:15 Philip's Background and Tech Thursday's Origin

01:04 Scaling Tech Thursday and Neo Financial Experience

05:45 The Importance of In-Person Events

08:33 Starting an In-Person Event Business

12:29 Challenges and Business Model

16:19 Future Plans and Market Expansion

19:41 Encouragement for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

21:32 Conclusion and Contact Information

And much more.

Where to find Philippe Burns:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-burns/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-thursday/

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