Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
vgr's profile
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
@vgr

Tweets

Venkatesh Rao

@vgr

Conversational account. For work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian. IKEA builder.

Los Angeles, CA
venkateshrao.com
Joined August 2007

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Protip for event organizers: A waitlist for an event is also a maybe list. If spots become available and you release tickets, only 1 in 3 waitlisters will take them, the other 2 joined because a waitlist spot is a zero-cost option. So a waitlist of 15 is really only 5 deep.

      2 replies 1 retweet 30 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Free feature idea for @eventbrite Allow waitlisters to pay an option price up to some fraction of ticket price set by organizer, and show top bid. Allow organizer to release tickets in order of bid price, and adjust against ticket price if exercised Cc: @adelemaynes

      1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Eg: refactorcamp ticket is $95. I might allow people to bid up to $10. If top WL bid is $5, and they take a released ticket, they pay $90. If they decline, we get the $5 less EB commission. Point isn’t to get more $ for event budget (which is nice) but separate wants and maybes.

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      Show this thread
      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Can also set a lower limit >0 to further weight ‘definitely want’ over ‘maybe’. Tunable knob. Also helps factor in things like: locals are more likely to be able to actually exercise a waitlist option late since last-minute out-of-town travel can be costly.

      2:56 PM - 10 May 2019
      • 3 Likes
      • portalnyc Drake E. (he/him) Bowl of petunias
      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation

          Hmm, you could even get clever and let organizers offer >1x offset of ticket price from option price. So if you bought a $5 waitlist spot, you get $10 taken off ticket price as reward for both being flexible and helping fill a spot, and for risking the $. Clear the market.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
          Show this thread
        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation

          It really is inefficient when an event is oversubscribed but still not full because no way to sort WL by interest/ability to make it. There’s spots and people wanting to go, but they don’t match up because someone who can’t go was ahead on WL and took up a 24h response cycle.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
          Show this thread
        4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation

          You can even give people probabilities of getting a ticket based on cancelation rate analytics and WL position. For eg I know from experience that refactor camp usually has ~8% cancellation, so I expect 8 spots to open up if I have 100. First 8 WL are nearly certain to get in.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
          Show this thread
        5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation

          Of course the alternative is to oversell like airlines but I don’t think events want to bump people who bought tickets unless it’s like movies with later showings. Heh, I’ve pretty much fleshed this feature out. And it’s a top line revenue booster too.

          0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
          Show this thread
        6. End of conversation
        1. New conversation
        2. Dorian Taylor‏ @doriantaylor 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @vgr @eventbrite @adelemaynes

          where the hell are the vickrey auctions for unconference spots

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 May 2019
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @doriantaylor @eventbrite @adelemaynes

          Heh I was about to make that connection 🙂

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. End of conversation

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2020 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info