Articles & essays

Aug 12, 2026

Event Tech Is Entering Its AI Reckoning

How artificial intelligence is reshaping the event-tech stack, and what organizers and investors should think next.

Aug 7, 2026

The future of digital platforms may be more physical than we expected.

A look at why digital communities and platforms may need more physical-world interaction, not less.

May 17, 2026

From “software is eating the world” to “the new job is builder”: why this is a massive opportunity for founders

Why the shift from writing software to building with it opens a massive opportunity for founders.

Apr 30, 2026

Building vs. Buying Events: The Next Entrepreneurial Frontier in B2B Live

When it makes sense to launch a new B2B event versus acquire one, and how founders should decide.

Feb 11, 2026

Why Investors Often Misread the Opportunity in Live Events

Three decades as an event founder and two as an investor: how investors and advisors actually add value to event founders.

Jan 8, 2026

From Attendance to Outcomes: Why the Future of Live Events Is Measured in ROI, Not Headcount

Why registrations, foot traffic, and badge scans matter less than the business outcomes events can prove.

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10 Timeless Truths About Live Events That AI Should Not Alter

A founder and investor's view on the durable human truths that should guide event design through the AI shift.

Jan 27, 2026

AI, the Singularity, and the Future of Live Events

Good food for thought on AI, event design, and the enduring value of shared live experiences.

Jan 15, 2025

Living Events vs. Digital: Why Substitution Thinking Misses the Value

Live and digital aren't substitutes, they're complements. Why the smartest operators are designing for both at once.

Feb 1, 2025

The Untapped Giant: How Big is the Live Events Industry?

From intimate corporate gatherings to sprawling festivals, sizing the real market behind live experiences.

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We need fluid and crystallized intelligence working together to build a better future for the live events industry.

A framework for combining fresh thinking with deep operating experience in the live events industry.

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Vesuvio Ventures 15 years later. Reflections on some lessons learned

Lessons from building Vesuvio Ventures after prior founder and CEO experience across media, events, and technology.

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The right way for event organizers to do an innovation pilot with tech startups

How organizers and startups can structure pilots that produce real learning, traction, and commercial value.

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Future of event technology

A practical look at where event technology may be headed and why the answer is more nuanced than a single trend.

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Is Live Events (still) an entrepreneurial industry?

Consolidation, capital, and the founders still building category-defining event businesses.

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"Rethinking" synergies between B2B media and events

Why the media and events sides of the same business still fail to compound, and what to do about it.

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Announcing Events Venture Group

Launching a platform built to back and scale the next generation of event businesses.

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Chat GPT and how AI could affect live events

An early read on how generative AI reshapes matchmaking, content, and the economics of events.

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The impact of good (or bad) Board members and advisors on your company

A founder-focused view on how board members and advisors can either compound a company or slow it down.

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Metaverse and Live Events. What's next?

Separating durable digital experience value from the hype cycle around virtual worlds.

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Building the perfect entrepreneur. Part II. Born or made?

What experience teaches, what it cannot, and the traits that keep showing up in great founders.

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The Museum of Failure

Failure is almost inevitable when you build. A short reflection on making it useful.

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Is there a need for creating an events angel investors group?

The case for organized early capital dedicated to the live experience economy.