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Jonah Lupton

8 Jul, 8 tweets, 3 min read

I'm hoping to finalize the FinTwit Conference details by tomorrow -- it will be Columbus Day weekend in October.

Turns out the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton are next to each other and share the same pool

JW Marriott: marriott.com/hotels/travel/…

Ritz Carlton: ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/flor…

We've negotiated a block of rooms at both properties for $239/night plus $20 resort fee (down from $40 normally).

We've also decided to do all the content/speaking in one day (Saturday from 9am-1pm) instead of breaking it up over two days which just increases F&B costs.

This means the new schedule would be:
Friday 6-8pm: happy hour (cash bar)
Saturday 8-9am: buffet breakfast (included)
Saturday 9am-12:30pm: speakers, breakout sessions, panels (included)
Saturday 12:30-1:15pm: lunch (included)
Saturday afternoon: OPEN
Sunday: OPEN

Since I have zero interest in making profit on this event but also don't want to lose any money I'm trying to keep the tickets as cheap as possible but still need to cover the F&B costs on Saturday (event space is then free) and A/V costs so we have a stage, mics, screens, etc.

We'll have 12 sponsors at $5,000 each which should cover 1/3 of the ticket prices as well as some of the travel/lodging/food costs for the speakers.

If I add up all the costs and subtract the $60,000 sponsorship money it looks like the tickets will need to be $160-180/person.

So here's the big question... if these are the final details, would you spend $239/night (plus $20 resort fee) to stay at the JW Marriott or Ritz Carlton and $170/ticket (for meals + speakers) to spend a the weekend with 350+ people from FinTwit?

I'll be setting up a new bank account for the event to keep funds separate -- any money leftover from ticket sales and sponsorships after all event costs are paid for will get spent over the weekend at the pool party on Saturday and/or the NFL party on Sunday via food and drinks.

If you're interested in the FinTwit Conference, please fill out this form because soon we'll be switching over to email so I can distribute all of the necessary information forms.gle/XrTHyHYhcf6u1n…

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Today I spoke with 10 different hotels in Florida including Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Tampa.

Every property I'm talking to either has insane room rates or no event space available or event space that's too small for 500+ people.

Please read 👇🏽👇🏽

https://twitter.com/JonahLupton/status/1409286467692675076

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I put together a temporary website this weekend which you can find at FinTwitMiami.com

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