Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events Podcast
The Three Things I've Learned in sports, tech and live events is the podcast for entrepreneurs in software as a service, technology, sports business and sponsorships professionals. My name is Tony Knopp and I've been working in Saas, tech, sports and live events for just over 20 years now where I've been surrounded by super impressive people who have taught us quite a bit and invested in us as we make mistakes and iterate in tech, sports and live events. Each week, we share what we learned either this week or from our twenty years at the Dodgers, LA Kings, AEG, StubHub's very early days and here at TicketManager where we've exited multiple businesses. We hope you enjoy our insights and those of our guests!
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As quickly as Lyte exploded on the scene... it imploded and left customers holding the bag. What I've learned about vendors and cheats in my 17 years at TicketManager, where we've been stolen from plenty.
The Origin Story - Part 1 17 years into our business, the question I get asked the most is: What led to the beginning of TicketManager. It is a simple story. Part one:
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, & Live Events - What I Learned At The US Open in 2024
This week: What I learned at the US Open about corporate hospitality, careers in the sports world, and sponsorship Valhalla.
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech, and Live Events The "Hospitality" Conundrum The ticketing market has come a long way since I started at the LA Dodgers in 2001. Back then, tickets were dramatically underpriced and sold to season ticket holders for teams and "insiders" (read: brokers) for major events. In t
This week: 1. They're stealing from you. All of them. Be guarded about your tech, business model, and customers. We share examples and names of those who did it to us 2. "I don't give b--w jobs but I know when they're being done wrong" - Bill Maher. How his quote is applicable to the early days of a business
The unmitigated disaster that was the 2004 AEG Olympics. Sometimes great people have terrible ideas. In 2004, I worked at AEG as a sales person. AEG had just finished building the Home Depot Center (now Dignity Health Sports Park). It was a multi-use sports facility with a professional stadium for the LA Galaxy with tr