How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by sashaeslami » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 5:49 PM UTC

How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party
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Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by scotu » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:07 PM UTC

A good way for the author to be catched doing it from now on... :)

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by thomson » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:09 PM UTC

I'm certainly a bit sympathetic to wanting to attend informative conferences and events that charge way too much (even for 'founder-friendly' badges), but I'm not sure if the author ever justifies breaking into both 500 and YC's demo days, which are events reserved for investors and press.

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by SheepSlapper » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:13 PM UTC

This article is a long winded way of saying either:

a) Steal a badge b) Social engineer your way into the event, or c) Social engineer a free badge

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by sashaeslami » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:28 PM UTC

SheepSlapper wrote: post #4

This article is a long winded way of saying either: a) Steal a badge b) Social engineer your way into the event, or c) Social engineer a free badge

That's a great way of structuring it. Not sure what exactly "Social engineer" means? Schmooze?

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by 7Figures2Commas » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:34 PM UTC

So I'm supposed to trust my most precious photos to a company run by someone who thought Wedding Crashers was a documentary?

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by jardson » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:35 PM UTC

Great article!

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by battani » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:36 PM UTC

sashaeslami wrote: post #5

SheepSlapper wrote: post #4

This article is a long winded way of saying either: a) Steal a badge b) Social engineer your way into the event, or c) Social engineer a free badge

That's a great way of structuring it. Not sure what exactly "Social engineer" means? Schmooze?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by sashaeslami » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:39 PM UTC

battani wrote: post #8

sashaeslami wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a great way of structuring it. Not sure what exactly "Social engineer" means? Schmooze?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)

Got it. Makes sense.

Re: How to crash any Conference, Demo-day, and VIP Party

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Post by mdturnerphys » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 6:40 PM UTC

I wrote this article as a resource for people, like cash-strapped founders and students, who have a higher purpose in life but temporarily cannot afford to attend events due to lack of money or the proper contacts.

How is making another photo-sharing app a "higher purpose in life"?