There were two announcements yesterday that most event directors probably ignored. These two announcements mean that the history of vendor failure in event technology is likely to continue, and potentially accelerate. This is bad news for event directors. They pick a technology…
Read MoreWe have two strategic and fast-growing uses of AI at RunSignup. 1. Building AI into our products for customers to useExpected cost: $10,000+ per month by 2027 2. Using AI within our development team to build our productExpected cost: $20,000–$40,000 per month…
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Bryan Jenkins was having a conversation the other day with a customer and they talked about the similarity of RunSignup with Costco. When thinking about how we got to 60% market share in the endurance market in the US, these core concepts…
Read MoreOne of the keys to success at RunSignup is the long term virtuous cycle between our customers and our employee-owners that is captured in this chart: What the spreadsheet on top is showing is that our customers stick with us and grow…
Read MorePart of Bob’s continued ramblings. Earlier this year a paper came out – AI 2027 – forecasting all of the rapid progress that AI would make toward Super Intelligence and beyond. In terms of timing, I think I am more in agreement with…
Read MorePart of Bob’s continued ramblings. My career has been made up of a series of unlikely encounters with incredible people I have had the chance to work with. These people make me who I am and I feel they are a part of…
Read MorePart of Bob’s continued ramblings. Almost every morning I ride an indoor bike for 20-30 minutes. I do email and catch up on reading. At 7:35 AM each weekday I get a reminder that the daily Release Review Report is ready. It shows…
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Part of Bob’s continued ramblings. This thought has been dawning on me the past several months. AI is introducing a new user experience to traditional transactional and database driven systems with Chat interfaces, Vibe Coding, and Agents. This is part of a continuing…
Read MorePart of Bob’s continued ramblings. I sometimes write these blogs to save myself time, like in this case. We have been getting some inbound requests about our interest in acquiring companies in the registration or ticket spaces. While we may have looked at…
Read MorePart of Bob’s continued ramblings. The past couple of days have been filled with the news of Trump’s new tariff policy. The main themes of my discussions with people are around the level of uncertainty – will these stand as is, how does…
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