BusyConf at Innovate LoCo

Whether you're a novice or an experienced event planning professional, conference and convention planning is an utter nightmare.

BusyConf is the only platform with its unique set of conference workflows that makes conference planning easy.

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1. Conference Planning Made Easy Presented to: Innovate LoCo May 15, 2014
 Contact: Ryan McGeary ryan@busyconf.com 571-989-2879 @busyconf @rmm5t
2. Problem Conference Planning is Expensive and a Headache
3. Problem Conference Planning is Expensive and a Headache As a conference planner, I must • Create a form to receive proposals • Rate & review proposals by committee • Create a schedule for days, tracks, time slots, activities, & speakers • Create an attendee registration page & process payments • Create a web based, smart phone, & tablet based schedule for all devices And do this with part time staffers or volunteers And with little to no budget money upfront
4. Solution One Simple Platform!
5. Solution One Simple Platform! Speaker Proposal Forms HTML5 Offline- Enabled Mobile Schedules Attendee Payment Pages Rate, Review, Schedule, & Manage Attendees
6. And Hundreds More… Customer Success
7. Testimonials Organizers and Attendees Love Us! “The design of the registration page is top notch and makes for a very positive user experience. The conference scheduling module is great and saved us the headache of maintaining the schedule on our site.”
 -- Arin Sime (DareToBeLean 2013 Organizer) “If you’re organizing a conference, it makes running CFP so much easier!”
 -- EuroCamp “BusyConf is totally a must if you are a conference organizer.”
 -- GraphDevRoom “BusyConf's offline schedule is awesome! I wish all conferences used BusyConf.”
 -- Charles Calvert (RubyNation Attendee) “Nice job BusyConf on the ticket purchasing site; It was a fantastic experience.”
 -- Anthony Eden (RubyConf Attendee) "I was impressed. Everything went smoothly"
 -- Aaron Higbee (RailsConf Attendee) "I prefer BusyConf [for my conference organizing needs]."
 -- Nathen Harvey (ChefConf Organizer)
8. (this slide intentionally left blank) Demo Time
9. Company Profile Successfully Testing the Market • Nov 2010: Prototype Built and Tested Against 800- Attendee Speaking Conference • Jan 2013: Went Full-Time • Revenue Generating • 180+ Conferences and Events • 25,000+ Attendees • $2,300,000+ Attendee Ticket Sales
10. Market Finding Growth • $250B industry in the US (non-corporate) • 500k conferences, conventions, & trade shows annually in US • 40M Americans attend an event each year • Initial target market: technical & extended education conferences • 30+% of all non-corporate conferences • Little to no dedicated staff • Limited technology infrastructure • Growth markets: Event Planners & Event Producers Sources: http://www.conventionindustry.org http://conferencehound.com
11. Sales Model Multiple
12. Sales Model Multiple • Percentage of Ticket Sales • 3% of gross ticket sales • Per Attendee Fee • Up to $12 per attendee for schedule-only events • Revenue Share on Sponsorship Slot • 50/50 split • Concierge Support • $795-$1945 per event • Partnership Revenue Shares
13. Working Together Partnerships
14. Team Ryan McGeary (Founder) • Passionate and persistent entrepreneur, father, and amateur triathlete • 6 successful businesses including LMGTFY, FitFreak, and SplashWireless • 15+ years experience developing business and consumer software products • Global speaker on emerging web development technologies and processes Jenn Marketing & Sales Osman Marketing Stuart Software Developer Daniel Software Developer Bootstrapped and Proud!
15. Simple Conference Management Contact: Ryan McGeary ryan@busyconf.com 571-989-2879 @busyconf @rmm5t LEARN MORE BusyConf.com
19. 16 "BusyConf's offline schedule is awesome! I wish all conferences used BusyConf." -- Charles Calvert (Attendee)
23. Simple Conference Management Contact: Ryan McGeary ryan@busyconf.com 571-989-2879 @busyconf @rmm5t LEARN MORE BusyConf.com