MBP #17: Want to start a conference? Phil Taylor did it and had no idea what he was doing.

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What do you do if you think it would be fun if two hundred of your closest internet friends go together?

If you’re Phil Taylor, you throw a conference… despite having never done it before.

Then you do it again… and again.

FINCON went from 200-225 attendees the first year to about five hundred last year, to hopefully many many more in 2014. Learn how an event planning notice started a financial conference that is loved by all attendees (I challenge you to find me someone who did not like it).

And I really liked his answer to a question near the end on what he’d tell a younger version of himself just starting the conference.

What will you learn in this episode:

• Why he started a financial blogger conference
• How he engaged the community for input to help form and shape the conference
• How he worked with search firms and planners to plan the event
• How he decided on logistical support during the event
• What he does to keep the “small conference” feel (despite having 500 attendees last year!)
• How he fosters the community around Fincon
• How to find conference sponsors, pricing tickets, sponsorships (especially niche conferences)
• How to find speakers and presenters

Resources, links, random stuff we mentioned:

• PTMoney
• Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
• E-Myth Revisited/li>
• Four Hour Workweek
• Running with the Buffaloes
• Find him on Twitter @fincon @ptmoney

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