Filling A Conference Room – with Sanjay Parekh

Sanjay Parekh, Startup Riot, Non-Tech

How do you organize a profitable conference?

We’re talking about a business where if you fail, not only have you just shelled out a lot of money, but you end up alone at a conference with hundreds of little sandwiches.

Joining me is Sanjay Parekh, founder of Startup Riot, which organizes affordable, curated events for the startup community. He’s here to tell us how he organizes an event and gets people to come.

Sanjay Parekh

Startup Riot

Sanjay Parekh founded Startup Riot, which organizes all-day events highlighting 25 startups through three minute, four slide presentations given by the startups.

 

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