#EventTech Chat with Ryan McGeary, CEO & Founder of BusyConf

John Wall @johnjwall
I'm in for #EventTech with @rmm5t and @gadgetboy Welcome to Thursday!
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:02:03
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:02:03

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall @gadgetboy Here! Thanks for hosting. #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:02:54
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:02:54

John Wall @johnjwall
Ok, to kick it off @rmm5t Tell us about what you do at @busyconf #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:04:32
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:04:32

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall I’m CEO, Founder, and Chief Dish Washer at BusyConf ;-) #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:05:59
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:05:59

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall BusyConf provides simple workflows for planning, managing speakers, attendees, scheduling, and ticket reg. #EventTech #EventProfs
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:06:23
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:06:23

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall Also see our cool new 2 min explainer video that explains how BusyConf helps #EventProfs. http://busyconf.com/ #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:06:43
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:06:43

John Wall @johnjwall
Ok @rmm5t We can have @gadgetboy throw you a question while I watch the intro! #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:07:30
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:07:30

John Federico @gadgetboy
@rmm5t Where did the initial idea for @busyconf come from? What itch were you scratching? #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:08:46
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https://twitter.com/gadgetboy/status/456902110357909504
— John Federico (@gadgetboy)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:08:46

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@gadgetboy A desire for an event mgmt platform to focus more on attendees’ needs. 1st prototype: http://rubyconf2010.busyconf.com/schedule #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:09:19
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:09:19

John Federico @gadgetboy
@rmm5t Still holds up nicely and looks great on my iPhone and iPad, too. #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:10:12
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— John Federico (@gadgetboy)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:10:12

John Wall @johnjwall
Points for a nice intro video, so you focus on Proposal to schedule and registration? @rmm5t #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:10:47
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:10:47

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall Thanks! Exactly. Call for Proposals through Scheduling through Ticket Registration for Attendees #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:12:15
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:12:15

John Federico @gadgetboy
@rmm5t So, schedule development was the start - how did you end up doing Registration, Speaker Management, etc? #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:11:21
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— John Federico (@gadgetboy)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:11:21

Brandt Krueger @BrandtKrueger
#Lurking- thanks for the invite, @johnjwall #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:12:44
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— Brandt Krueger (@BrandtKrueger)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:12:44

John Federico @gadgetboy
@BrandtKrueger Hey, Brandt! #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:16
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— John Federico (@gadgetboy)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:16

John Wall @johnjwall
Ah nice! Brandt has been moderating #EventProfs Welcome! RT @BrandtKrueger: #Lurking- thanks for the invite, @johnjwall #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:30
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:30

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@gadgetboy Speaker mgmt was the logical next step after schedule. Ticket reg for nice rounded platform for #EventProfs who love #EventTech.
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:07
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:07

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@gadgetboy Our CFP->Schedule workflow makes us unique. #EventProfs can collect, rate, accept, and publish speakers from 1 place. #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:51
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:13:51

John Wall @johnjwall
.@rmm5t Ryan u mentioned getting 80% take rate on the show App. I've heard average is around 30. What are you doing different #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:15:10
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:15:10

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall Our mobile app is web-based (no install). One-click decreases friction & makes attendee adoption better. #EventTech #EventProfs
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:16:26
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:16:26

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall More attendees use BusyConf schedules. It works on every device. #EventTech #EventProfs
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:16:57
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:16:57

John Wall @johnjwall
.@rmm5t Ah, both no install and HTML for every platform. Installing an app is a huge friction point. #EventTech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:18:36
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:18:36

John Federico @gadgetboy
Especially just for schedule MT @johnjwall .@rmm5t Ah, both no install and HTML5. Installing an app is a huge friction point. #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:20:03
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— John Federico (@gadgetboy)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:20:03

Ryan McGeary @rmm5t
@johnjwall Yes! And that’s what attendees tell us too. They don’t like having to uninstall an app 3 days later. #EventTech #EventProfs
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:19:21
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— Ryan McGeary (@rmm5t)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:19:21

John Wall @johnjwall
So they get an email + r ready to go? RT @gadgetboy: Especially just for schedule @rmm5t Installing an app is a friction point #eventtech
Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:21:44
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— John Wall (@johnjwall)Thu, Apr 17 2014 21:21:44

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