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Three Things: Be careful what we answer to - Why success is obvious while failure is unique - No rental cars on Maui? What does that mean?
1. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. WC Fields. We all have labels. I was a jock but I answered to good student - which we addressed last week. At AEG they called us ticket salesman. We answered to entrepreneurial sales professional. At Stubhub they called us brokers. We answered to tech disruptors. At TicketManager they've called us niche. We answer to market creators. I get called a lot of names. I answer to one. What we answer to defines the chances we take, what we think we can do, and where we end up. It sounds easier than it is. There are difficult moments where we have almost no leverage and we have to stand up for ourselves- I'll share one in the future from my experience at the Dodgers and again at AEG - but it is more important than we think.
2. "All happy families resemble one another but each unhappy family fails in its own way." Business advice seems so obvious when offered by the successful. But when put together as "ands" not "ors", it is anything but. Check all the boxes or.....
3. There are no rental cars anywhere on Maui this week. Nor dinner reservations. Two months ago, we paid $16/day for a car and the island was empty. Walk-in anywhere even only at 30% capacity. Package sales are through the roof for future events and it isn't corporate - it's consumers paying super premiums for 2's and 4s. Everything our customers post is selling for over face- even the crappy games and parking passes. The faucet is turning on and gaining speed. If it continues - look out.
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By Tony Knopp
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1. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. WC Fields. We all have labels. I was a jock but I answered to good student - which we addressed last week. At AEG they called us ticket salesman. We answered to entrepreneurial sales professional. At Stubhub they called us brokers. We answered to tech disruptors. At TicketManager they've called us niche. We answer to market creators. I get called a lot of names. I answer to one. What we answer to defines the chances we take, what we think we can do, and where we end up. It sounds easier than it is. There are difficult moments where we have almost no leverage and we have to stand up for ourselves- I'll share one in the future from my experience at the Dodgers and again at AEG - but it is more important than we think.
2. "All happy families resemble one another but each unhappy family fails in its own way." Business advice seems so obvious when offered by the successful. But when put together as "ands" not "ors", it is anything but. Check all the boxes or.....
3. There are no rental cars anywhere on Maui this week. Nor dinner reservations. Two months ago, we paid $16/day for a car and the island was empty. Walk-in anywhere even only at 30% capacity. Package sales are through the roof for future events and it isn't corporate - it's consumers paying super premiums for 2's and 4s. Everything our customers post is selling for over face- even the crappy games and parking passes. The faucet is turning on and gaining speed. If it continues - look out.