Is nomad capitalist live conference worth attending?

[OKboomer]

This is not an ad, and hope it doesn't come across as one. Since they pitch a lot of content on the conf that is similar to OCT, i am curious if anyone has been to their events before and what crowd i might meet there. The speakers seem to be a weird mix from steve wozniak to random KoLs, which makes me confused

1) i am interested to learn any new alpha or gossip about about structuring / asset protection / taxes that i might not find otherwise find online
2) meet any entrepreneurs or startups and learn what they are building, though something tells me they would attract shadier audience and not worth investing it, but you never know
3) meet family offices / LPs for long term connections / relationship (i am NOT interested in selling them any services, nor in managing their money, just pure peer friendly relationship.

Would these goals be achieved at that event? Any experience or inputs would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Sols]

Only go if you are OK spending the time and money without any guarantee of ROI. These types of conferences have a portion of attendees who just blew their savings to show up. They tend to post very positively, likely to overcome their buyers' remorse.

The talks/presentations tend to be useless and just thinly veiled sales pitches. The information provided is usually just very surface level stuff; nothing a ChatGPT deep research couldn't come up with.

It's the networking that goes on between and after that can be valuable in some cases. See who's attending and if they are people you think are interesting, go if it makes sense in terms of time and money.

 

[OKboomer]

Thanks @Sols , this resonates with my experience at many other "high profile events", especially your comment regarding saving face esp when those attendees have social media followers to impress...
I never expect much from these events, and throwing away 10-15k to fly/attend/stay in itself is thankfully a gamble i can take. it's the time wasted i am concerned about (too often i find myself working on mobile/laptop at sessions or reading an ebook at gala dinners to the bemusement of some "you're a busy man"...)

If i go, usually efficiency is low. If i don't, i get fomo...

 

[BlackVault]

I believe this depends entirely on the type of person you are. If you have strong social skills, then yes,you could achieve those goals. However, if you're more introverted, you might just end up wasting your time, EVEN if the event is filled with the top 1% of the industry you're interested in.

Based on my experience, I always try to attend as many events as possible. It's at these events that I've met the right people who changed my life. Of course, not all events are the same,some were a complete waste of time, while others were incredibly useful. The catch is, you never know beforehand.

Personally, I never listen to the speeches - not even one. The real magic happens in the hallways, at the bar, or during coffee breaks with other participants. Some events I wouldn't have bet a cent on ended up connecting me with valuable people, while highly reputed ones turned out to be pointless. That said, I treat those hours as work time since, in my field, connections are everything.

Could I build the same relationships online? Definitely NOT. In-person events are on a whole different level.

My advice? If money isn't an issue and you can afford to potentially lose the time, just go and don't overthink it.

 

[HardRJones]

If I just happened to be in the country it was in at that time, and if someone offered admission for free, and if I didn’t have anything better to do, I’d go for my own personal amusement.

 

[slink]

Only go if you are OK spending the time and money without any guarantee of ROI. These types of conferences have a portion of attendees who just blew their savings to show up. They tend to post very positively, likely to overcome their buyers' remorse.

The talks/presentations tend to be useless and just thinly veiled sales pitches. The information provided is usually just very surface level stuff; nothing a ChatGPT deep research couldn't come up with.

It's the networking that goes on between and after that can be valuable in some cases. See who's attending and if they are people you think are interesting, go if it makes sense in terms of time and money.

Yeah I think most conferences end up being like this, where the talks are mostly surface level and sales pitches, and the real value is networking. Affiliate World conferences I attend are exactly like this too. Many of the big players show up but don't even attend the conferences, just attend private gatherings around it.

 

[Sols]

Yeah I think most conferences end up being like this, where the talks are mostly surface level and sales pitches, and the real value is networking. Affiliate World conferences I attend are exactly like this too. Many of the big players show up but don't even attend the conferences, just attend private gatherings around it.

Exactly. A pretty common career trajectory is you attend a few of these and sit in for the talks. The first few times it might be interesting. Sometimes you get lucky and learn about something completely new. Then as you advance, it more and more becomes about being in the same location/city as a bunch of peers, and it's a convenient way to meet face to face with new and old acquaintances.